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>

While we didn't find Pine Knob in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pine Knob. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pine Knob listed first.

• Folsom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Folsom is located in Vernon County
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• Towerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Towerville is located in Crawford County
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• Soldiers Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
• Readstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Readstown is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
• North Clayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
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• Rising Sun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
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• Mount Sterling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Bell Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bell Center is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
• Sugar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
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• Liberty Pole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
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• Fargo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fargo is located in Vernon County
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• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Vernon County
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• Sylvan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sylvan is located in Richland County
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• Ross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross is located in Vernon County
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• West Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Prairie is located in Vernon County
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• Viroqua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
• Seneca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca is located in Crawford County
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• Viola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Viola is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
• Ferryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
• Retreat
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Retreat is located in Vernon County
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• Springville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Springville is located in Vernon County
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• Five Points
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Richland County
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• Sabin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sabin is located in Richland County
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• Purdy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Purdy is located in Vernon County
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• Excelsior
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Excelsior is located in Richland County
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• Mill Creek ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
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• Avalanche
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
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