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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 Westby had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Westby had a population of 2,254 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westby, with the one closest to Westby listed first.

  • Bloomingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
  • Newry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Esofea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esofea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
    • Esofea is located in Vernon County
  • Avalanche
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
    • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
  • Springville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Vernon County
  • Viroqua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
    • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
  • Cashton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
    • Cashton is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Coon Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Vernon County
  • Middle Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Melvina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Vernon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newton
    • From Westby to Newton
  • Liberty Pole
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Vernon County
  • La Farge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Rockton is located in Vernon County
  • Saint Marys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaseburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Purdy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Vernon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Purdy
    • From Westby to Purdy
  • Viola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Ontario
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
  • Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Vernon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fargo
    • From Westby to Fargo
  • Oil City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Monroe County
  • West Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
    • West Prairie is located in Vernon County
  • Folsom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Vernon County
  • Readstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
    • Readstown is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Vernon County
  • Leon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Monroe County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Westby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Westby, 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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