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 Rockdale had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockdale, with the one closest to Rockdale listed first.
- Key West
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cattese
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Dubuque
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ballyclough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballyclough is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballyclough
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Massey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Julien
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Julien is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julien
- Sageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bennettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Menominee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Play
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Lore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
- Sinsinawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sinsinawa is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinsinawa
- Durango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Peosta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Donatus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kieler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kieler is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieler
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Graf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Zwingle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Motte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Rockdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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