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 Rockton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Frametown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Otter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Home is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Birch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birch River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- German ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Gould
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlips
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlips is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlips
- Hope ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stinson
(12 miles [19.3 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 Rockton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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