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 Rockville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Grant City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Harlansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Rose Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jacksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
- Jacksville is located in Butler County
- Plain Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portersville <3>
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Eastbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Slippery Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
- Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <3>
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Keisters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Volant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
- Volant is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <3>
- Grahms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <3>
- Elora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
- Mahoningtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoningtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- New Castle Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Junction
- New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Wurtemburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Middle Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Lancaster
- Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County
- Coaltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Branchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- West New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West New Castle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.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 Rockville, 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. |