Welcome to Rock Haven ...

Rock Haven is located in Meade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Haven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Haven: Rock Hvn. (or less commonly used: Rock Havn.)

Rock Haven is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rock Haven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Rock Haven (for example, toward Cloverport), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Rock Haven lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Rock Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rock Haven - they are located in California (2), North Dakota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rock Haven ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Radcliff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
  • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
• Shepherdsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
  • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <4>
• Vine Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
• Corydon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Brandenburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
• Lebanon Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
  • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <4>
• Irvington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Muldraugh
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
• West Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>

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 Rock Haven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Haven.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Haven. 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 Rock Haven.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Haven ...

Looking for more information about Rock Haven? 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 Rock Haven, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Haven.

Adding Rock Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Haven 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 Rock Haven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rock Haven post office opened in 1848.

We also found Rock Haven in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Haven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/