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

  • Lily
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lily is located in Langlade County
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  • Cavour
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cavour is located in Forest County
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  • Crandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Armstrong Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
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  • Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain is located in Oconto County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Post Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
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  • Elton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elton is located in Langlade County
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  • Bryant
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryant is located in Langlade County
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  • Atkins
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
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  • Koepenick
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Koepenick is located in Langlade County
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  • Logan
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan is located in Oconto County
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  • Dunbar
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunbar is located in Marinette County
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  • Pelican Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
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  • Elcho
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Elcho is located in Langlade County
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  • Kempster
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
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  • Breed
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Breed is located in Oconto County
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  • Summit Lake
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
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  • Deerbrook
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
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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 Soperton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.