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 Rock had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- South Middleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Middleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Middleboro
- From Rock to South Middleboro
- Howlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - North Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Middleborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middleborough
- From Rock to Middleborough
- North Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Lakeville
- From Rock to North Lakeville
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - South Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Carver
- From Rock to South Carver
- Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Eddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - East Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Freetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Freetown
- From Rock to East Freetown
- West Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- North Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Carver
- From Rock to North Carver
- Long Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Plain
- From Rock to Long Plain
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rochester
- From Rock to Rochester
- South Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clifford
- From Rock to Clifford
- East Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Plympton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - North Middleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
- North Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Myricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Freetown
- From Rock to Freetown
- Braleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Braleys
- From Rock to Braleys
- Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - East Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Taunton
- From Rock to East Taunton
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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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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. |