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 Nelsonville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelsonville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Mondovi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Eleva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Rock Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Caryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Shawtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Nix Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Strum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Meridean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Lookout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Truax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Elk Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Fall Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Dunnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Modena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Elk Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Osseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Urne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Hale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Downsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Durand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Irvine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Chippewa Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Rusk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Eau Galle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Nelsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eau Claire County: www.co.eau-claire.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 Nelsonville, 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. |