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 Prairie du Sac village had a population of 562 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Prairie du Sac village had a population of 4,426 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie du Sac village, with the one closest to Prairie du Sac village listed first.
- Sauk City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Dane County
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- Marxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mazomanie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Okee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cassell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Earth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
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- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Black Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
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- Dane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dane is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elvers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Waunakee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Norway Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
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 Prairie du Sac village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |