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 Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Childress
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Piney Flats
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Watauga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Austin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Elizabethton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
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- Carnegie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Lella ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
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- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Milligan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Siam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
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- Thom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
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- Hilton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Valley Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Boring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Blountville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sac ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Colby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
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- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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