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 Rural had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Waupaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saxeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hatton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Wild Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scandinavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Pine River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gills Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Amherst Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Poy Sippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Fancher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
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 Rural, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |