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 Sylvan Mounds in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sylvan Mounds. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sylvan Mounds listed first.
- Cambridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lake Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Aztalan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Fort Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Nora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jefferson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Junction
- Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Koshkonong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Johnson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Door Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Door Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Hanerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Cold Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Stoughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywi.gov
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Sylvan Mounds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |