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 Schey Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Schey Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Schey Acres listed first.

• Pierceville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pierceville is located in Dane County
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• Vilas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vilas is located in Dane County
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• Cottage Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Sun Prairie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
• Burke
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Burke is located in Dane County
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• Deansville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deansville is located in Dane County
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• Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
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• Door Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Door Creek is located in Dane County
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• Marshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
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• Nora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nora is located in Dane County
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• Deerfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerfield is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
• North Bristol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Bristol is located in Dane County
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• Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor is located in Dane County
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• East Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • East Bristol is located in Dane County
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• Mendota
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mendota is located in Dane County
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• Madison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
• DeForest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Keyeser
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
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• London
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • London is located in Dane County
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• Waterloo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
• Utica
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Utica is located in Dane County
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• Morrisonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
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• Norway Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
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• Waunakee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Waunakee is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people