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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Afton had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
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- Beloit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Porters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porters is located in Rock County
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- Shopiere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
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- Tiffany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
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- Footville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Rock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Rock County
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- Leyden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leyden is located in Rock County
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- Orfordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Emerald Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
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- Fellows ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fellows is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
- Cainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cainville is located in Rock County
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- Shirland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Roscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
- Johnstown Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
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- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Milton Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Indianford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
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- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
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- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Rock County
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- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Rock 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 Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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