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 Rock Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Erwin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Unicoi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Embreeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Embreeville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
- Unaka Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Mayday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayday is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Marbleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Ernestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Limestone Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Telford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Relief
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Jonesborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington College is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington College
- Milligan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Johnson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- Broylesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Broylesville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broylesville
- Brownsboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Bee Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plato is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Gap Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Carnegie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Matuta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matuta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matuta
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 Rock Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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