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 Waterloo had a population of 862 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waterloo had a population of 3,322 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Hubbleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Deansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
- Deansville is located in Dane County
- Pierceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Lake Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Aztalan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- East Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Reeseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- North Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Sun Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Vilas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Johnson Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Burke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Fall River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Door Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Jefferson Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waterloo: www.waterloowis.com/
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 Waterloo, 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. |