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 Rockville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Millis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Medway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- City Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- City Mills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Mills
- Norfolk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Medfield Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Junction
- Caryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caryville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- North Bellingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellingham
- Wrentham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Sherborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn
- Holliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Foxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Foxboro
- North Foxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Holliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braggville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Braggville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
- South Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sheldonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitneys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitneys is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneys
- Foxborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Walpole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winslows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winslows is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows
- Sherborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |