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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.

  • Ames
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moss Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Felicia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Felicia is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
  • Dayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wallisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Turtle Bayou
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
  • Sour Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mont Belvieu
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Saratoga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Anahuac
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • China
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
  • Huffman
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Crosby
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Bayou
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
  • Pine Island
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Double Bayou
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
  • Lynchburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Sheldon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Cleveland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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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