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 Wisconsin Dells in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wisconsin Dells. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wisconsin Dells listed first.
- Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lyndon Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Briggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Baraboo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Douglas Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Reedsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- White Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Portage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lemonweir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- Loganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Packwaukee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Marsh
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- La Valle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ironton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ironton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Dekorra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dekorra is located in Columbia County
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- Quincy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Mauston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mauston is located in Juneau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Denzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Okee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Wisconsin Dells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |