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>
While we didn't find Wayne in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wayne. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Kohlsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kohlsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsville
- Saint Kilian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nenno
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nenno is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenno
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Theresa Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Theresa Station is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa Station
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Allenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Campbellsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Theresa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Fane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Young America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Young America is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Saint Michaels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lomira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waucousta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waucousta is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucousta
- Knowles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huilsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beechwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Mayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
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 Wayne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |