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 Rockbridge had a population of 66 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockbridge, with the one closest to Rockbridge listed first.
- Buck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
- Hub City
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gillingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Henrietta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bloom City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Loyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Yuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Richland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cazenovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Cazenovia is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Valton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Richland County
- Keyesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Lime Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- West Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Sabin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Twin Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Sextonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sextonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Bear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Ironton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Sylvan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Rockbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |