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 in 1895, Rock Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Denton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Belgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant Site
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <3>
- Maud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Good Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <3>
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Isbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Smithsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Margerum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Tuscumbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
- Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <3>
- Red Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
- Red Bay is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <3>
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <3>
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
- Spruce Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Rock Creek, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |