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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockland had a population of 405 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Colmesneil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barnum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Zana ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Ora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Town Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Hortense
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Hillister
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spurger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Etoile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corrigan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Magnolia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Erin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Asia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Asia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
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 Rockland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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