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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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Patrick
    • From Rock Creek to Patrick
  • Gholson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gholson
    • From Rock Creek to Gholson
  • China Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bosqueville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Speegleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elm Mott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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.<4> 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
  • Waco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tyson
    • From Rock Creek to Tyson
  • Greenock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenock
    • From Rock Creek to Greenock
  • East Waco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • East Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Waco
    • From Rock Creek to East Waco
  • 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.<4> 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Aquilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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.<4> 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
    • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
  • Valley Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • Cayote
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayote have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
    • Cayote is located in Bosque County
  • Robinson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Axtell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Downs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in McLennan County
  • Downsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Downsville
    • From Rock Creek to Downsville
  • Harrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harrison
    • From Rock Creek to Harrison
  • Vaughan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Vaughan is located in Hill County

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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