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 Rockaway in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockaway. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockaway listed first.
- Palmyra
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carysbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
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- Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County
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- Fork Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Bybee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee is located in Fluvanna County
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- Stage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
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- Kents Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
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- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Mallory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Louisa County
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- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
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- Bremo Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bremo Bluff is located in Fluvanna County
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- Woodridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
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- Hardware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
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- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
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- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
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- Boswell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
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- Cremona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cremona is located in Cumberland County
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- Tabscott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
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- Cranks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Louisa County
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- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Louisa County
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- Stony Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
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- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nicholas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
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- Arvonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilliamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
- Keswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shannon Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hill
- Bells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Medlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
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- Blenheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Albemarle County
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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 Rockaway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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