Welcome to Rocky Point ...

Rocky Point is located in Attala County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Rocky Point: Rocky Pt.

Rocky Point is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rocky Point is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Rocky Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Rocky Point - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Florida, Idaho, Montana (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee (4), Texas, Virginia and Washington (3).

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

Communities near Rocky Point ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
• Durant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Goodman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
• Vaiden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
  • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <4>
• Ethel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• French Camp
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <4>
• West
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
• Sallis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
• Zemuly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
  • Zemuly is located in Attala County
• Newport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Attala 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 Rocky Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocky Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Point ...

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

Adding Rocky Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rocky Point post office opened in 1848.

We also found Rocky Point in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/