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 Creek had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Kimesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Snow Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swepsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elon College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sutphin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Saxapahaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawfields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Haw River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Staley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Teer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Mebane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Climax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silk Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- McCray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- McLeansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altamahaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Grays Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
- Union Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Siler City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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