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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Duhring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Flipping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lashmeet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Bramwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Pinoak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
- Bluefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Falls Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Spanishburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
- Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanishburg <3>
- Maybeury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybeury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybeury
- Maybeury is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybeury <3>
- Switchback
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switchback have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
- Ennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Clear Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County (VA)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell 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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |