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 Richford had a population of 69 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richford, with the one closest to Richford listed first.
- Dakota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Coloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- Neshkoro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Germania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Grand Marsh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Montello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Almond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Packwaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Pine River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
- Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
- Bancroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
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 Richford, 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. |