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

  • Spring Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Yostville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Daleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
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  • Elmhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nay Aug
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nay Aug is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Minooka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Moosic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
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  • Avoca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
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  • Dupont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scranton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lehigh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Freytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Freytown is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Madisonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Old Forge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
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  • Yatesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Green Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Pittston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sebastopol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County
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  • Laflin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
  • Throop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
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  • Bear Creek Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Drinker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Wimmers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Mount Cobb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
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  • West Pittston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Exeter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Port Griffith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Griffith is located in Luzerne County
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  • Inkerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Inkerman is located in Luzerne 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 Rockdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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