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)
- Glidden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sublime
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Alleyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Borden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mentz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mentz is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Kinkler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
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- Dubina ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- Gleckler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
- Hallettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ellinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Frelsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Ammannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Moravia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
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- Nottawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- New Ulm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Breslau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
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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