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 Rooks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rooks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rooks listed first.
- Point Caswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Atkinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Currie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Montague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Long Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Armour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Northwest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Burgaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kerr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Freeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Phoenix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Byrdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Rocky Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Malmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Castle Hayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Safe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Clear Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
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 Rooks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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