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.
- Hempstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Courtney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Whitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Cochran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cochran is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Washington ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fields Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Whitehall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
- Kenney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Yarboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yarboro is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
- Navasota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Stoneham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunny Side is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Hockley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(19 miles [30.6 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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