Welcome to Rooney ...

Rooney is located in Carter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rooney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Rooney is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Rooney, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Rooney is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Rooney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rooney - they are located in Idaho, Michigan (2) and Quebec.

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

Communities near Rooney ...

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

• Grayson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Olive Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Vanceburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Boone Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
  • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
• Emerson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Lewis County
• Camp Dix
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
  • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
• Counts Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
  • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
• Mountain Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
• Tygarts Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tygarts Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
  • Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
• Lawton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Carter 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 Rooney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rooney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rooney ...

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

Adding Rooney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rooney post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rooney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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