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 Milwaukee in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Milwaukee. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Milwaukee listed first.
- Milwaukee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Elm Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Hales Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Saint Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Whitefish Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Saint Martins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- South Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Tess Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tess Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Oak Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Marcy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Muskego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Brown Deer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Fussville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Union Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Menomonee Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Duplainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
- Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
- Kneeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Lannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Waukesha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for West Milwaukee: www.westmilwaukee.org/
The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.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 Milwaukee, 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. |