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, Rock Island had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
- Walling
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bone Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Goodbars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
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- Quebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
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- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
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- Rowland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
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- Laurelburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
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- Sparkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
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- Pollard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
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- Yateston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yateston is located in White County
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- Jessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
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- Darkey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
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- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
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- Drop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
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- Shellsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
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- Keltonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
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- Gath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Warren County
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- Sopha ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- River Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Hill is located in White County
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- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Dibrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
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 Rock Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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