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 Big Rock had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Rock, with the one closest to Big Rock listed first.
- Legate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Tobaccoport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
- Snider
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
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- Tharpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tharpe is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
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- LaFayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Bellamy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Bennettstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Linton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Garrettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Peedee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peedee is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Howel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Fort Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Henry is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Henry
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Herndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Dotsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Newstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
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 Big Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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