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 Rockaway in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockaway. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockaway listed first.
- Spragueville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Springbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Miles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Riggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Goose Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Andrew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Teeds Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Lainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Marcus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Blanding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sabula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Maquoketa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Savanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cottonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
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 Rockaway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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