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 Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
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- Hearin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Blackford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cullen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Nunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Piney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
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- Free Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Lisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
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- Boxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Mattoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Repton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Caseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Tilden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dekoven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Vanderburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Harding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Grove Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Flournoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Henshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Morganfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
- Morganfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
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- Lamb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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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 Spring, 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. |