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 Rockerville had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Rockerville had a population of 144 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockerville, with the one closest to Rockerville listed first.
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hayward ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Spokane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rapid City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
- Rapid City is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <3>
- Pactola ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hill City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Hill City is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <3>
- Hermosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Hermosa is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermosa <3>
- Blackhawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Blackhawk is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackhawk <3>
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Pennington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Oreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Redfern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Merritt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Mystic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Pennington County
- Berne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
- Nemo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Nemo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <3>
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
- Fairburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
- Fairburn is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <3>
- Rochford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochford
- Rochford is located in Pennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochford <3>
- Farmingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Tilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Nahant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 Rockerville, 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. |