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, Rockton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Quarry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
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- Marshalltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
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- Le Grand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
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- Pickering
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
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- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
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- Montour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
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- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
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- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Tama County
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- Moningers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moningers is located in Marshall County
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- LaMoille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
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- Gladbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Liscomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- State Center Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Marshall County
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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 Rockton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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