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 Retreat had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Retreat, with the one closest to Retreat listed first.
- West Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Red Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ferryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Romance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Pole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Towerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Albin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Viroqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Chaseburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Esofea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esofea is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soldiers Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bell Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Readstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
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 Retreat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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