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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rockdale had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Williamson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lemasters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemasters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemasters
    • Lemasters is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemasters <3>
  • Upton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Franklin County
  • Markes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Housum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Housum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
    • Housum is located in Franklin County
  • Saint Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <3>
  • Dickey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
    • Dickey is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dickey
    • From Rockdale to Dickey
  • Mercersburg Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercersburg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
    • Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
  • Mercersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Welsh Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
    • Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Welsh Run
    • From Rockdale to Welsh Run
  • Greencastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kauffman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kauffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
    • Kauffman is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kauffman
    • From Rockdale to Kauffman
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Edenville is located in Franklin County
  • Fort Loudon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loudon
    • Fort Loudon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Loudon <3>
  • Claylick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claylick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
    • Claylick is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Claylick
    • From Rockdale to Claylick
  • Clay Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
    • Clay Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clay Hill
    • From Rockdale to Clay Hill
  • Guilford Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Richmond Furnace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
    • Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chambersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fairview
    • From Rockdale to Fairview
  • State Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Line <3>
  • Keefers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keefers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
    • Keefers is located in Franklin County
  • McConnellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
    • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <3>
  • Freestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freestone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Freestone is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freestone
    • From Rockdale to Freestone

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Rockdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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