Welcome to Rockwell City ...
So far, we found very little information about Rockwell City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rockwell City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockwell City, please Contact Us.
Rockwell City would have been located within present day Norton County<2>.
The location of Rockwell City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockwell City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockwell City is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Rockwell City is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Rockwell City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Rockwell City would have been located in the (785) area code.
Communities Also Named Rockwell City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rockwell City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockwell City.
Communities near Rockwell City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockwell City.
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Norton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
- Lenora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Lenora is located in Norton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <5>
- Norcatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
- Norcatur is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Jennings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Furnas County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <5>
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Edmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Dellvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Oronoque
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
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 Rockwell City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockwell City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockwell City. 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 Rockwell City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockwell City. See our Newspapers Page for Rockwell City.
Adding Rockwell City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rockwell City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockwell City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockwell City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norton County: www.nortoncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Rockwell City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Norton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockwell City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |