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

  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
    • Former name for Danville:
    • Inmanville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
  • San Ramon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alamo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Stewartville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Somersville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
    • Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Nortonville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
    • Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Walnut Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
  • Lafayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pacheco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
  • Cornwall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Bay Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • McAvoy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAvoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
    • McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
  • Seminary Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
    • Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
  • San Leandro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Livermore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brentwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Avon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Melrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Alameda County
  • San Lorenzo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
  • East Oakland ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakland
    • East Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Fruitvale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
    • Fruitvale is located in Alameda County
    • Former names for Fruitvale:
    • Brays
    • Fruit Vale
  • Byron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Solano County

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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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