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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Markle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Markle is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <3>
- Liberty Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Uniondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale
- Uniondale is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniondale <3>
- Browns Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <3>
- Majenica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Poneto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Kingsland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Milo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - McNatts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Zanesville is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <3>
- River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Dillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Reiffsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Craigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Mardenis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Tocsin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |