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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 Ida had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Ida, with the one closest to Mount Ida listed first.

  • Werley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Werley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
    • Werley is located in Grant County
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Fennimore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stitzer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
    • Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
  • Woodman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
    • Woodman is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Boydtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Millville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Grant County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Preston
    • From Mount Ida to Preston
  • Homer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Grant County
  • Boscobel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
    • Boscobel is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Hurricane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
    • Hurricane is located in Grant County
  • Annaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Beetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Andover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Steuben
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ellenboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
    • Ellenboro is located in Grant County
  • Bridgeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Montfort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bagley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Burton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Grant County
  • Rockville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Grant County
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Centreville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Iowa County
    • Former name for Centreville:
    • Dry Bone
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Centreville
    • From Mount Ida to Centreville
  • Blue River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Blue River is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Westport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Richland County

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/

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 Ida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.




 

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