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.
- Patrick
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Gholson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - China Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Spring
- China Spring is located in McLennan County
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- Bosqueville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Speegleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speegleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Elm Mott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mott
- Elm Mott is located in McLennan County
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- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Ross is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
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- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <3>
- Tyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Greenock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - East Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
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- Aquilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Aquilla is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aquilla <3>
- South Bosque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bosque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
- South Bosque is located in McLennan County
- Ritchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Valley Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Mills <3>
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
- Hewitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <3>
- Cayote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Robinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,091 people
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- Axtell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Axtell is located in McLennan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axtell <3>
- Downs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Downsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Vaughan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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. |