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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>

While we didn't find Wisconsin Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wisconsin Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wisconsin Junction listed first.

  • Crandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Atkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
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  • Cavour
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cavour is located in Forest County
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  • Pelican Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
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  • Post Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
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  • Malvern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Malvern is located in Oneida County
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  • Elcho
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elcho is located in Langlade County
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  • Armstrong Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
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  • Summit Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
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  • Lily
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lily is located in Langlade County
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  • Eagle River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Rhinelander
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Koepenick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Koepenick is located in Langlade County
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  • Jeffris
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
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  • Kempster
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
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  • Newbold
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Newbold is located in Oneida County
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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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.