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 West Bancroft in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Bancroft. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Bancroft listed first.
- Bancroft
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Keene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Meehan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Arnott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Fancher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Stockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Emily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Stevens Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Wild Rose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Port Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Coloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Rudolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Richford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Polonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Ellis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.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 West Bancroft, 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. |