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 Rocky River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rocky River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rocky River listed first.
- Pioneer Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Monteith ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Burdett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
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- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
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- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Derita is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derita
- Eastfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
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- Tulin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
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- Springsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
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- Hoods ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Rimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
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- Croft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Enochville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
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 Rocky River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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