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 Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rocky Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rocky Springs listed first.
- Hiddenite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vashti
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
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- Taylorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Gilreath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- Scotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
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- New Hope ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Moravian Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Boomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Little River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
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- Wilkesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Catfish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Snow Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
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- Adley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
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- Olin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
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- Osbornville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
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- Downsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Watts ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
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- Draco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
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- Petra Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
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- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cricket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Dellaplane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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