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 Half Rock had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Half Rock, with the one closest to Half Rock listed first.
- Topsy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Wintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <3>
- Osgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Spickard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
- Spickard is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <3>
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
- Mill Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
- Galt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <3>
- Wyandotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Dunlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Humphreys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
- Tindall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Ravanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Buttsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttsville
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
- Lindley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Modena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Shott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
- Reger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Lucerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Alvord ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Quinn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Dinsmore
(16 miles [25.7 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 Half Rock, 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. |