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 Waunakee had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waunakee had a population of 14,188 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waunakee, with the one closest to Waunakee listed first.
- Mendota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Norway Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Pheasant Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Dane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Springfield Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Morrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Burke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cross Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- West Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Marxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Sun Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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
- North Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Fitchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Keyeser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waunakee: www.vil.waunakee.wi.us/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Waunakee, 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. |