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 Viroqua had a population of 1,270 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Viroqua had a population of 4,394 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Viroqua, with the one closest to Viroqua listed first.
- Springville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Vernon County
- Liberty Pole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Avalanche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Westby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Esofea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Readstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Towerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Coon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Retreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Soldiers Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- La Farge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Chaseburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Cashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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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 Viroqua, 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. |