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 Rockford had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Siloam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Siloam is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Crutchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crutchfield is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Forbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rusk was located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yadkinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boyden was located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Ash Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Hill is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals was located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Donnaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Pinnacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pilot Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Plains is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- State Road
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Rockford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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