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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockwood had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradrick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bradrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradrick
- Guyandotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Proctorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sybene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Hodges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bartramville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartramville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartramville
- North Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Kenova is located in Lawrence County
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- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ceredo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Barboursville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cox Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cox Landing is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- South Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Athalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Dobbston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dobbston is located in Lawrence County
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- Catlettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Andis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lesage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Platform
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Platform is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
- Rock Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cliffside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Rockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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