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 Rockford had a population of 1,010 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockford had a population of 813 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Rudd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nora Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Crossing
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mason City Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charles City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mason City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aredale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Powersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Plymouth Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doubleday is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burchinal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Osage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swaledale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bristow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Rockford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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