RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Cecil County >> Rock Springs >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maryland

The Commemorative Quarter for Maryland





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 Springs had a population of 57 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.

  • Oakwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bald Friar ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Conowingo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wrightsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
    • Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Rowlandsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kirks Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flintville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flintville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
    • Flintville is located in Harford County
  • Castleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Harford County
  • Wakefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Liberty Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colora
    • Colora is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colora <3>
  • Little Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McSparran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McSparran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
    • McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McSparran
    • From Rock Springs to McSparran
  • Eldora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
    • Eldora is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Darlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Harford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <3>
  • Rising Sun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <3>
  • Freemont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont
    • Freemont is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Oak Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oak Hill
    • From Rock Springs to Oak Hill
  • Goshen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Stafford ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Harford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stafford
    • From Rock Springs to Stafford
  • Sylmar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylmar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
    • Sylmar is located in Cecil County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sylmar
    • From Rock Springs to Sylmar
  • Glen Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
    • Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glen Roy
    • From Rock Springs to Glen Roy
  • Furniss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Benton
    • From Rock Springs to Benton
  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Harford County

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.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 Springs, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Mar 2025