Welcome to Rocky Hill ...

Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County<1>.

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

Rocky Hill is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rocky Hill is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Rocky Hill: (828)

Communities Also Named Rocky Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Rocky Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Rocky Hill ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Mills River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Laurel Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Rosman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
  • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <4>
• Pisgah Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
  • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <4>
• Seven Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
• Balsam Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Grove
  • Balsam Grove is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balsam Grove <4>
• Penrose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Penrose is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <4>
• Cedar Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
  • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <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 Rocky Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocky Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Hill ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/