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 Rocky Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rocky Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rocky Springs listed first.
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Thom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Boring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Colby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Flourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
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- Sac ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
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- Piney Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lella ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
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- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
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- Watauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Blountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Fordtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Keebler Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Carnegie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Keenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
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 Rocky Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |