Welcome to Rockton ...

Rockton is located in Marshall County<1>.

The location of Rockton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Rockton is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rockton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rockton lies within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Rockton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Rockton - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockton.

Communities near Rockton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockton.

• Marshalltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <4>
• Tama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <4>
• Toledo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• State Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
  • State Center is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <4>
• Conrad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <4>
• Le Grand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <4>
• Gladbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladbrook
  • Gladbrook is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladbrook <4>
• Melbourne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <4>
• Albion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Garwin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
  • Garwin is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rockton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockton. See our Newspapers Page for Rockton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockton ...

Looking for more information about Rockton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rockton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockton.

Adding Rockton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rockton post office opened in 1888.

We also found Rockton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/