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 Rockwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.

• Nesco
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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• Atsion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atsion is located in Burlington County
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• Pleasant Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
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• Batsto Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
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  • Batsto Village has also been known as:
  • Batsto
• Parkdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkdale is located in Camden County
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• Da Costa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Murphy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Murphy is located in Camden County
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• Rosedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
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• Hammonton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Barnard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnard is located in Atlantic County
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• Green Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Indian Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
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• Elm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elm is located in Camden County
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• Winslow Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
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• Elwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Elwood is located in Atlantic County
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• Waterford Works
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waterford Works is located in Camden County
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  • Waterford Works has also been known as:
  • Waterford
• Ancora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ancora is located in Camden County
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• Winslow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Winslow is located in Camden County
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• Lower Bank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
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• Egg Harbor City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Jackson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson is located in Camden County
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• Tabernacle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
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• Braddock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Braddock is located in Camden County
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• Blue Anchor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Blue Anchor is located in Camden County
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