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 Wind Point in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wind Point. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wind Point listed first.
- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Tabor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Husher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Husher is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
- Franksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Oak Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- South Milwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Kilbournville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kilbournville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Ives Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in Racine County
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- Somers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Kneeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
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- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
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- Kenosha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Saint Francis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Union Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Union Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
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- North Cape
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Cape is located in Racine County
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- Truesdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdell is located in Kenosha County
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- Saint Martins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
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- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
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- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
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- Hales Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
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 Wind Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |