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 Red Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Red Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Lorentz
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorentz
- Buckhannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruraldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Hinkleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
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- Pecks Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
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- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Horner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horner is located in Lewis County
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- Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Sago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Overhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- French Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tallmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alkires Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Harrison County
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- Jane Lew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Sand Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Swamp Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Romines Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Deanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deanville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Red Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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