Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Merrimac Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merrimac Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merrimac Ferry listed first.

• Okee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Okee is located in Columbia County
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• Lodi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lodi is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Prairie du Sac village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
• Sauk City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
• Roxbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roxbury is located in Dane County
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• Dekorra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dekorra is located in Columbia County
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• Baraboo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
• Dane
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dane is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
• Poynette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Poynette is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
• Marxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Marxville is located in Dane County
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• Springfield Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
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• Arlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Arlington is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Norway Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
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• North Freedom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
• Denzer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Denzer is located in Sauk County
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• Morrisonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
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• Lowville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
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• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
• Mazomanie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
• Waunakee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waunakee is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
• Leeds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• North Leeds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• Black Hawk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
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• Cassell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassell is located in Iowa County
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• Ashton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashton is located in Dane County
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• DeForest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Leland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Leland is located in Sauk County
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