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 Rockdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockdale listed first.
- Joliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Joliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Coynes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coynes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
- Millsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drummond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steele is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- New Lenox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caton Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm
- Manhattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Minooka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romeo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Romeo is located in Will County
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- Marley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marley is located in Will County
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- Mokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Normantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Divine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Lorenzo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Symerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wallingford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Lemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Rockdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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