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, Rockwell had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockwell had a population of 2,166 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockwell, with the one closest to Rockwell listed first.
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Pool ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
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- Faith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Quarry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Craven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- China Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Finger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Plyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jubilee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Mill Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Enochville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
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 Rockwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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