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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Horeb had a population of 517 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Horeb had a population of 7,563 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- Klevenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klevenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Blue Mounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pine Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
- Elvers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Forward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Primrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - West Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Black Earth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Barneveld
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Mazomanie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Basco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Hollandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Marxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - New Glarus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Pheasant Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Arena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mount Horeb: www.mounthorebwi.info/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Horeb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |