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>
While we didn't find Rock Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Uree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mack ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Chimney Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Rutherfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bat Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Sugar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Tryon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trio ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Vein Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Fruitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Upward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Landrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Sandy Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Bostic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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. |
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