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 Sparta had a population of 2,795 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sparta had a population of 9,800 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
- Angelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burns is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Melvina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cataract
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Middle Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Tunnel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Burr Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tomah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Shamrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
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- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mindoro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barre Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Irving
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Ontario
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- North Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |