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 Rock Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- North Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Reedsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Loganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Baraboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Denzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lime Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- La Valle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Ironton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Black Hawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Cazenovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Lyndon Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Loyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Prairie du Sac village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
- Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
- Plainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Keyesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Sauk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Bear Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Okee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Big Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- Valton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Neptune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Cassell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Rock Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.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 Rock Springs, 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. |