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

• Snells
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Snells is located in Winnebago County
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• Neenah
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
• Menasha
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
• Winnebago
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
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• Appleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
  • Former name for Appleton:
  • Appleton Junction
• Allenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Allenville is located in Winnebago County
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• Stockbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
• Sherwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
• Darboy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Darboy is located in Calumet County
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• Combined Locks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
• Kimberly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
• Larsen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Larsen is located in Winnebago County
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• Oshkosh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
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• Little Chute
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
• Medina Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
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• Butte des Morts
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
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• Saint John
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint John is located in Calumet County
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• Kaukauna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
• Apple Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
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• Mackville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
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• Medina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Medina is located in Outagamie County
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• Brant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brant is located in Calumet County
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• Dundas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dundas is located in Calumet County
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• Fitzgerald
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
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• Brothertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
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• Hilbert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
• Holland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland is located in Brown County
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• Dale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dale is located in Outagamie County
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