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 Rocksdale had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rocksdale, with the one closest to Rocksdale listed first.
- Richardson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Hur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Altizer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Altizer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer
- Triplett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Millard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schilling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schilling is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Staten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evelyn is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Speed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Minnora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minnora is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora
- Munday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Munday is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
- Lucile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
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 Rocksdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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