It is located in the Rock River Valley and is part of the Rockford metropolitan area.

He was married to Hononegah, a respected Native American woman from one of the surrounding tribes.

William Talcott arrived to the area later and, after a disagreement with Mack, settled on the other side of the nearby river within the present village of Rockton.

[5] In northern Illinois, Macktown is the only community from the 1830s that is still standing without subsequent development.

[6] On June 14, 2021, a large explosion and subsequent fire affected the Chemtool Lubrication production plant in Rockton.

The massive smoke plume from the fire was reported to be visible up to 75 miles away from Rockton.