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)
  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
• Elm Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
• Hales Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
• Saint Francis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
• New Berlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
• Whitefish Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
• Calhoun
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
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• Tess Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
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• Saint Martins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
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• South Milwaukee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
• Brookfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• West Granville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
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• Prospect
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
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• Oakwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
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• Oak Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
• Marcy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
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• Muskego
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
• Durham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham is located in Waukesha County
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• Granville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Granville is located in Milwaukee County
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• Brown Deer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
• Fussville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
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• Union Church
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
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• Duplainville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
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• Kneeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kneeland is located in Racine County
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• Menomonee Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Lannon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lannon is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
• Waukesha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people