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 in 1895, Rock Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nora Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rock Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Saint Ansgar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Floyd Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Crossing
- Little Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Bolan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Manly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mason City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otranto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Meltonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Stacyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Rock Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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