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 West Bend had a population of 1,296 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Bend had a population of 31,478 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Bend, with the one closest to West Bend listed first.
- Young America
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Young America is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Barton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Myra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Michaels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kohlsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kohlsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsville
- Saint Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ackerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ackerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Boltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Fane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rugby Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Kirchhayn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirchhayn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirchhayn
- Horns Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kohler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Nenno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nenno is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenno
- Richfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |