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 Oil City had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oil City, with the one closest to Oil City listed first.
- Ontario
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Saint Marys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mount Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Cashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Melvina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Kendall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
- La Farge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Westby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Avalanche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - West Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Elroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Yuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Union Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Angelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Tomah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Tunnel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 Oil City, 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. |