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 Island had a population of 13,634 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rock Island had a population of 36,870 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
- Milan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davenport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Andalusia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Blue Grass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Warner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Briar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barstow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eldridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Edgington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preemption
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Rapids City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Le Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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