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.
- Coffeeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Avinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orrs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Hughes Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Daingerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Cason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Kellyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Bettie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Lanier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lanier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
- Rocky Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Gilmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Almira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Almira is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Woodlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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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