Welcome to Rock Run ...

Rock Run is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Run, 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.

Rock Run is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rock Run: (410), (443)<3> and (667).

Websites for Rock Run ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rock Run, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rock Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Rock Run: This one is located in Cecil County and the other is located in Harford County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 9 communities that are also named Rock Run - they are located in Alabama, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rock Run ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Elkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Perryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• North East
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Rising Sun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
• Quarryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Quarryville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Run ...

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

Adding Rock Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Run 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 Rock Run was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rock Run on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/