Welcome to Rokeby Lock ...

Rokeby Lock is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rokeby Lock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Rokeby Lock is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rokeby Lock is located in the (740) area code.

Communities near Rokeby Lock ...

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

• Zanesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <4>
• New Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Crooksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• South Zanesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Roseville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Glouster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster
  • Glouster is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster <4>
• McConnelsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Beverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• Philo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
• Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <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 Rokeby Lock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rokeby Lock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rokeby Lock ...

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

Adding Rokeby Lock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rokeby Lock post office opened in 1881.

We also found Rokeby Lock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rokeby Lock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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