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 Rock Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
- Altair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
- Altair is located in Colorado County
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- Glidden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Colorado County
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- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Colorado County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,699 people
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- Sublime
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
- Sublime is located in Lavaca County
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- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Alleyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Alleyton is located in Colorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alleyton <3>
- Borden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Colorado County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <3>
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Colorado County
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- Mentz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Hackberry ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Kinkler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Dubina ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Gleckler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Hallettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallettsville
- Hallettsville is located in Lavaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,642 people
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- Ellinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinger
- Ellinger is located in Fayette County
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- Frelsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Ammannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Moravia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
- Nottawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- New Ulm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
- New Ulm is located in Austin County
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- Breslau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
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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. |
| <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. |