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 in 1895, West Prairie had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Fargo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Liberty Pole
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Red Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
- Towerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Romance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Ferryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Viroqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Esofea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Esofea is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Chaseburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Soldiers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Readstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seneca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
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 Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |