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 Onalaska had a population of 1,587 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Onalaska had a population of 19,108 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Onalaska, with the one closest to Onalaska listed first.
- North La Crosse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Grand Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Medary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Medary is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- La Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holmen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Dresbach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
- Barre Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- West Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Calvert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calvert is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Hokah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mindoro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trempealeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Burr Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Lamoille
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
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 Onalaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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