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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>

While we didn't find Rock City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.

  • New Concord
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New Concord is also located in Columbia County
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  • East Chatham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • East Chatham is also located in Columbia County
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  • Old Chatham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chatham Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatham Center is also located in Columbia County
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    • Former name for Chatham Center:
    • Chatham Centre
  • Chatham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chatham is also located in Columbia County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
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  • Red Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Rock is also located in Columbia County
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  • Rayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rayville is also located in Columbia County
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  • Malden Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Niverville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valatie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Valatie is also located in Columbia County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <2>
  • Ghent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spencertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Chatham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Chatham is also located in Columbia County
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  • Riders Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Riders Mills is also located in Columbia County
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  • Canaan Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Canaan Center is also located in Columbia County
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    • Former name for Canaan Center:
    • Canaan Centre
  • Canaan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kinderhook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nassau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <2>
  • Flatbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Flatbrook is also located in Columbia County
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  • Brainard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside is also located in Columbia County
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  • Stuyvesant Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Austerlitz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lebanon is also located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
  • Rossman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rossman is also located in Columbia County
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  • Pulvers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pulvers is also located in Columbia County
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  • Harlemville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Harlemville is also located in Columbia County
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  • State Line
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • State Line is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • New Lebanon Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lebanon Center is also located in Columbia County
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    • Former name for New Lebanon Center:
    • New Lebanon Centre
  • East Nassau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • South Schodack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Muitzes Kill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer 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 Rock City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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