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 in 1895, Rockdale had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockdale, with the one closest to Rockdale listed first.
- Drewersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Drewersburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewersburg
- New Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- Ashby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Sharptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharptown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Alert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Okeana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- South Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Simonsons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Peter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Alsace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitcomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitcomb is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
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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