Welcome to Rockport ...

Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Rockport is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rockport ...

While we believe that this Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Rockport. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen and Monroe County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rockport ...

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

• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Parma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Lorain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
  • Lorain is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorain <4>
• Elyria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
• Euclid
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <4>
• Strongsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Cleveland Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <4>
• North Ridgeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <4>
• Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Westlake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <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 Rockport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport ...

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

Adding Rockport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rockport post office opened in 1820.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/