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 Rock Valley had a population of 542 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rock Valley had a population of 3,901 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Valley, with the one closest to Rock Valley listed first.
- Perkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Doon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alvord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sioux Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Beloit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Moe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Ireton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Hawarden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maurice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orange City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Matlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alcester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(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 Rock Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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