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 Rapids in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wisconsin Rapids. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wisconsin Rapids listed first.
- Port Edwards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rudolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Meehan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meehan is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Babcock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Wood County
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- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Stevens Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Milladore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blenker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keene is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Veedum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Veedum is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
- Arnott
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Monroe Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Stockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Portage County
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- Auburndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fancher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fancher is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dancy is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
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 Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |