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)
- Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Newry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Esofea
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Esofea is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
- Avalanche
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avalanche is located in Vernon County
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- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Vernon County
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- Viroqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Cashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
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- 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)
- Ross is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- 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)
- Liberty Pole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- La Farge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Vernon County
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- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- 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)
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Fargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- West Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
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- Folsom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Vernon County
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- Readstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
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. |