Welcome to Rock Dell ...

Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Rock Dell, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Dell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Rock Dell is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rock Dell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rock Dell is located in the (507) area code.

Communities near Rock Dell ...

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

• Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Kasson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
  • Kasson is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <4>
• Stewartville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <4>
• Byron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Pine Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Dodge Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
• Oronoco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
• Hayfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Hayfield is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayfield <4>
• Mantorville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
  • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <4>
• Grand Meadow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <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 Dell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Dell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Dell ...

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

Adding Rock Dell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rock Dell post office opened in 1858.

We also found Rock Dell in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Olmsted County: www.olmstedcounty.com/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/