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 Purdy had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- West Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Prairie is also located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Red Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mound is also located in Vernon County
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- Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Romance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is also located in Vernon County
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- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Pole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is also located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victory is also located in Vernon County
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- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Viroqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Viroqua is also located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Esofea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Esofea is also located in Vernon County
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- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Towerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is also located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Ferryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Coon Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Albin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ross is also located in Vernon County
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- Avalanche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avalanche is also located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
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 Purdy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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