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 Rockton had a population of 892 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockton had a population of 7,477 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Roscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Shirland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Genet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Genet is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
- Porters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Harlem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wempletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Shopiere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Afton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Tiffany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Durand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orfordville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Rockton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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