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

• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
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• North Dartmouth
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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• New Bedford
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
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• Dartmouth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Apponagansett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
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• Fairhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
• Acushnet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
• Westport Factory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
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• South Dartmouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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• Clifford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clifford is located in Bristol County
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• Braleys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Braleys is located in Bristol County
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• Nonquitt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
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• Long Plain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
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• North Westport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Westport is located in Bristol County
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• Westport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Westport is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
• South Westport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Westport is located in Bristol County
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• Mattapoisett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
• Central Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Village is located in Bristol County
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• Freetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Freetown is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
• East Freetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
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• Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
• North Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
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• Flint Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
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• Westport Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Westport Point is located in Bristol County
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• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
• Steep Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
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• Bowenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
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• Fall River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people