Welcome to Rockwood ...

Rockwood is located in Fulton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Rockwood is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rockwood is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for Rockwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

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

Communities Also Named Rockwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Rockwood - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rockwood ...

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

• Amsterdam
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Gloversville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Little Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Fort Plain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Dolgeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <4>
• Saint Johnsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <4>
• Hagaman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
• Broadalbin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <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 Rockwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockwood ...

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

Adding Rockwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rockwood post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

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