Welcome to Rock River ...

Rock River is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Rock River is located in Alger County<1>.

The location of Rock River 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 River, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Rock River: Rock Riv.

Rock River is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Rock River: (906)

Communities Also Named Rock River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rock River - it's located in Wyoming.

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

Communities near Rock River ...

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

• Munising
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising
  • Munising is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munising <4>
• Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Au Train
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Train
  • Au Train is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Train <4>
• Deerton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerton
  • Deerton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerton <4>
• Eben Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
  • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <4>
• Slapneck ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
  • Slapneck is located in Alger County
• Rumely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
  • Rumely is located in Alger County
• Dorsey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Dorsey is located in Alger County
• Munising Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munising Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
  • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
• New Dalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
  • New Dalton is located in Marquette 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 Rock River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock River ...

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

Adding Rock River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/