Welcome to Rock Springs ...

Rock Springs is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)

Rock Springs is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Rock Springs is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<3> & (667).

Websites for Rock Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Rock Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Rock Springs ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• West Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Springs ...

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

Adding Rock Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rock Springs post office opened in 1830.

We also found Rock Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Springs. 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/