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 Sunset Point in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunset Point. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Dresbach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
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- Dakota
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- River Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- La Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Onalaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- North La Crosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
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- Grand Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
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- Holmen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Medary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medary is located in La Crosse County
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- New Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
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- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Winona County (MN)
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- Hokah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trempealeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Lamoille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Pickwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick is located in Winona County (MN)
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- Calvert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in La Crosse County
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- Barre Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
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- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Winona County (MN)
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- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Stevenstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
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- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Galesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Mindoro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Witoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Witoka is located in Winona County (MN)
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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 Sunset Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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