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 Salem had a population of 542 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Salem had a population of 5,013 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Salem, with the one closest to West Salem listed first.
- Barre Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Medary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medary is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
- Onalaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mindoro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North La Crosse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Middle Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holmen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
- Burr Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- River Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Calvert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- La Crescent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Coon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- North Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dresbach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
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 Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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