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 Red Bridge Crossing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Red Bridge Crossing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Red Bridge Crossing listed first.
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Door Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Door Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Stoughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Oregon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Syene ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Vilas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Hanerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Stebbinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stebbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
- Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Paoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Basco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Sun Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Pheasant Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Red Bridge Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |