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 had a population of 381 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockwell had a population of 979 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockwell, with the one closest to Rockwell listed first.
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swaledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burchinal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chapin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mason City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aredale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nora Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hansell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marble Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Klemme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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