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 New Diggings had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Diggings, with the one closest to New Diggings listed first.
- Lead Mine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
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- White Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strawbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- Council Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
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- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Millbrig ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrig is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
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- Scales Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shullsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Cuba City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Meekers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
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- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Grant County
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- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Grant County
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- Menominee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County
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- Sinsinawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sinsinawa is located in Grant County
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- Schapville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
- Bigpatch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bigpatch is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigpatch
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Louisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Grant County
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- Fair Play
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County
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- Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Galena Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ipswich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ipswich is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Apple River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 New Diggings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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