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 Wausau had a population of 9,253 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wausau had a population of 38,511 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wausau, with the one closest to Wausau listed first.
- Wausau Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausau Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
- Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
- Schofield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Nutterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Callon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Taegesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Stettin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Naugart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Mosinee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Emmerich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Rib Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Merrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Halder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hatley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Knowlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Pike Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Bevent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Hogarty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Poniatowski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Dancy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Norrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Rangeline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Shantytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Eland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Birnamwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birnamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Aniwa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wausau: www.ci.wausau.wi.us/
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.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 Wausau, 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. |