Welcome to Rock Stream ...

Rock Stream is located in Yates County<1>.

The location of Rock Stream 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 Stream, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Rock Stream is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Rock Stream ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yatesny.com/

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

Communities near Rock Stream ...

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

• Penn Yan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Montour Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Savona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
  • Savona is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savona <4>
• Hammondsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsport
  • Hammondsport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammondsport <4>
• Ovid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Interlaken
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <4>
• Odessa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <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 Stream. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Stream.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Stream ...

Looking for more information about Rock Stream? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rock Stream, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Stream.

Adding Rock Stream to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rock Stream post office opened in 1820.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/