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

• North Bristol
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Bristol is located in Dane County
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• Sun Prairie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
• Keyeser
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
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• East Bristol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Bristol is located in Dane County
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• Windsor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Windsor is located in Dane County
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• DeForest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Burke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burke is located in Dane County
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• Leeds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• Morrisonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
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• Pierceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierceville is located in Dane County
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• Deansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Deansville is located in Dane County
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• North Leeds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• Norway Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
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• Mendota
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mendota is located in Dane County
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• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
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• Vilas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Vilas is located in Dane County
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• Marshall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Cottage Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Waunakee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waunakee is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
• Lowville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
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• Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
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• Waterloo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
• Otsego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Otsego is located in Columbia County
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• Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
• Columbus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
• Poynette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poynette is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
• Dane
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dane is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people