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 Rock Falls had a population of 1,900 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rock Falls had a population of 8,648 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Falls, with the one closest to Rock Falls listed first.
- Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Galt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Prairieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Penrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Round Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Coleta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tampico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woosung
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- White Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prophetstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 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 Rock Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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