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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 in 1895, Gold Rock had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gold Rock, with the one closest to Gold Rock listed first.
- Battleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Whitakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
- Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <2>
- Glenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Hilliardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliardston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ringwood
- From Gold Rock to Ringwood
- Ita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Dukes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dukes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dukes
- From Gold Rock to Dukes
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakland
- From Gold Rock to Oakland
- Penelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartsboro
- From Gold Rock to Hartsboro
- Leggett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Essex is located in Halifax County
- Heathsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Spring Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Elm City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ruggles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centerville
- From Gold Rock to Centerville
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 Gold Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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