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 Rockwell City had a population of 576 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockwell City had a population of 2,041 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockwell City, with the one closest to Rockwell City listed first.
- Rands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jolley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lohrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farnhamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Barnum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callender
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moorland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Kentner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kentner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
- Churdan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tara
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sac City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gowrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Lake View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carnarvon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Breda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Rockwell City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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