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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>

Rollins itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.

  • Brindletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Brindletown is located in Burke County
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  • Chambers ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chambers is located in Burke County
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  • Glen Alpine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Calvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvin is located in Burke County
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  • Bridgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgewater is located in Burke County
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  • Dysartsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
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  • Enola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Enola is located in Burke County
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  • Morganton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Golden is located in Rutherford County
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  • Nebo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Worry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Worry is located in Burke County
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  • Vein Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
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  • Trio ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Trio is located in Rutherford County
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  • Drexel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Drexel is located in Burke County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Chesterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesterfield is located in Burke County
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  • Table Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Table Rock is located in Burke County
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  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
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  • Casar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Casar is located in Cleveland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
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  • Shoups Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
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  • Sunshine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
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  • Camp Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Creek is located in Burke County
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  • Perkinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Perkinsville is located in Burke County
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  • Sugar Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
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  • Hollis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hollis is located in Rutherford County
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  • Delight
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Delight is located in Cleveland County
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  • Rutherford College
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is located in Caldwell County
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  • Toms Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Toms Creek is located in McDowell 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 Rollins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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