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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
- Unicoi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
- Unicoi is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
- Embreeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embreeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
- Embreeville is located in Washington County
- Unaka Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unaka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Mayday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Marbleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Clarkson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Ernestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Limestone Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Telford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
- Telford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <3>
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Relief
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Jonesborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesborough
- Jonesborough is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesborough <3>
- Washington College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington College have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington College
- Washington College is located in Washington County
- Milligan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Johnson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- 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 <3>
- Broylesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broylesville
- Broylesville is located in Washington County
- Brownsboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Brownsboro is located in Washington County
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Bee Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Gap Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Carnegie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Matuta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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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 Rock Creek, 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. |