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 Nelsonville had a population of 193 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Nelsonville had a population of 151 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Amherst Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fancher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fancher is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Arnott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Polonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scandinavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Northland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northland is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
- Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Alban
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keene is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stevens Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rural
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shantytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Ogdensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Waupaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Almond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
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. |