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 in 1895, Nora had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Door Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Door Creek is located in Dane County
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• Utica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Utica is located in Dane County
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• Deerfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Deerfield is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
• Cottage Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Vilas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vilas is located in Dane County
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• Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
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• Pierceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pierceville is located in Dane County
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• Rockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Cambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cambridge is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
• London
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • London is located in Dane County
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• Stoughton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoughton is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
• Burke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke is located in Dane County
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• Hanerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hanerville is located in Dane County
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• Marshall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Deansville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Deansville is located in Dane County
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• Lakeview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Dane County
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• Albion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Albion is located in Dane County
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• Sun Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
• Stebbinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
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• Lake Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
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• Madison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Madison is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
• Syene ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Syene is located in Dane County
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• Oregon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
• Waterloo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people