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 Rockport had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Lowdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Windy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Fountain Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
- Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
- McClain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jerrys Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerrys Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
- Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
- Medina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Wiseburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Chesterville is located in Wood County
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Manganese ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Polandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Slate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Leachtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mineral Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <4>
- Topins Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topins Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topins Grove
- Topins Grove is located in Jackson County
- Willowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Peewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Zackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Dombey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Eli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Davisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Davisville is located in Wood County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Rockport, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |