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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 Rocky Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rocky Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rocky Branch listed first.

  • Haywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Haywood is located in Randolph County
  • West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • West is located in Randolph County
  • Potash
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
    • Potash is located in Randolph County
  • Waldrep
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrep have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
    • Waldrep is located in Randolph County
  • Lamar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Randolph County
  • Wedowee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Omaha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Omaha is located in Randolph County
  • Cambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Randolph County
  • Sewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
    • Sewell is located in Randolph County
  • Rockdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
  • Cornhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
    • Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
  • Newell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Newell is located in Randolph County
  • High Shoals
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
    • High Shoals is located in Randolph County
  • Wehadkee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wehadkee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
    • Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
  • Lofty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lofty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
    • Lofty is located in Randolph County
  • Frolona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
    • Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Graham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Randolph County
  • Milner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Milner is located in Randolph County
  • Roanoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
    • Rockalo is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Rock Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
    • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
  • Texas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Simpson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Ofelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
    • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
  • Malone Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
    • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
  • Forester Chapel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forester Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
    • Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
  • Joel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
    • Joel is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Dingler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
    • Dingler is located in Randolph County

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 Rocky Branch, 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.
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