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)
  • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
• Reedsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Loganville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Loganville is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
• Baraboo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
• Denzer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Denzer is located in Sauk County
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• Leland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Leland is located in Sauk County
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• Lime Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
• La Valle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • La Valle is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
• Ironton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ironton is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
• Sandusky
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandusky is located in Sauk County
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• Black Hawk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
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• Cazenovia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cazenovia is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Plain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• Lyndon Station
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
• Loyd
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Loyd is located in Richland County
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• Prairie du Sac village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
• Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
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• Plainville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Plainville is located in Adams County
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• Keyesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Keyesville is located in Richland County
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• Sauk City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
• Bear Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Richland County
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• Okee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Okee is located in Columbia County
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• Big Spring
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Spring is located in Adams County
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• Valton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Valton is located in Sauk County
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• Neptune
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Neptune is located in Richland County
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• Cassell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cassell is located in Iowa County
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