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 Rockford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Plum Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
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- Markle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
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- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
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- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Uniondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
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- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
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- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Majenica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
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- Poneto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Kingsland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
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- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
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- Milo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Grant County
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- McNatts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McNatts is located in Wells County
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- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
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- Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
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- Dillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillman is located in Wells County
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- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
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- Reiffsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
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- Craigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
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- Mardenis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
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- Tocsin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
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- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 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 Rockford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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