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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valley Junction had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.

  • Wyeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
    • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Tomah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
    • Tomah is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
  • Oakdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Norway Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
    • Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
  • Warrens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
    • Warrens is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Kirby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Monroe County
  • Tunnel City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
  • Mather
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Douglas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
  • Clifton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hustler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
  • Sprague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprague. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
    • Sprague is located in Juneau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sprague
    • From Valley Junction to Sprague
  • Millston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
    • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Lapham Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • New Lisbon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Angelo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Spaulding
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Jackson County
  • Sparta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Strongs Prairie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • City Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Shamrock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shamrock is located in Jackson County
  • Cataract
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataract have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
    • Cataract is located in Monroe County

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/

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 Valley Junction, 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.




 

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