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 Postville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Postville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Postville listed first.

• New Glarus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Glarus is located in Green County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
• Moscow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moscow is located in Iowa County
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• Blanchardville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
• Forward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Forward is located in Dane County
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• Argyle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
• Monticello
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello is located in Green County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
• Primrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Primrose is located in Dane County
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• Schultz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Schultz is located in Green County
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• Montrose
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose is located in Dane County
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• Hollandale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollandale is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Woodford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodford is located in Lafayette County
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• Belleville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Belleville is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
• Mount Vernon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
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• Yellowstone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
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• Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dayton is located in Green County
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• Lamont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamont is located in Lafayette County
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• Attica
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Attica is located in Green County
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• Fayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fayette is located in Lafayette County
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• Basco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Basco is located in Dane County
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• Paoli
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paoli is located in Dane County
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• Mount Horeb
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
• Jonesdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
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• Blue Mounds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Browntown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Browntown is located in Green County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• Barneveld
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Riley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riley is located in Dane County
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• Klevenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Klevenville is located in Dane County
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