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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 Rockdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockdale listed first.

  • Sulphur Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tazewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Divide
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reilly Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reilly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
    • Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Ridgeway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peerless
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Como
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Miller Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Birthright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birthright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
  • Dike
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Addran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
    • Addran is located in Hopkins County
  • Yantis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
    • Yantis is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <2>
  • Weaver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pine Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
    • Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
  • Black Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
    • Pickton is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <2>
  • Nelta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nelta
    • From Rockdale to Nelta
  • Coke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Commerce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
  • Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Emory
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltillo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
    • Gough is located in Delta County
  • Needmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <2>
  • Cooper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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 Rockdale, 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.




 

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