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>
While we didn't find Riverdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Roscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Genet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Genet is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Beloit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Porters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Shirland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wempletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Shopiere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Tiffany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Afton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Afton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Greendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Cherry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
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 Riverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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