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 Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock Branch listed first.
- Poca
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Raymond City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Sattes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Saint Albans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Rocky Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
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- Tornado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Confidence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Davis Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Pocatalico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Sigman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
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- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
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- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hurricane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garretts Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Legg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Sissonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Extra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
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 Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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