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 Rockford had a population of 920 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockford had a population of 6,395 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Edgerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Cannonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Kent County
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- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Englishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Englishville is located in Kent County
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- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Harvard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Grattan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Sand Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kent City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Grand Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Wright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Kinney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
- Pierson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Casnovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Herrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Herrington is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
- East Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Paris is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paris
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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