Welcome to Rock Point ...

So far, we found very little information about Rock Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rock Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rock Point, please Contact Us.

Rock Point would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

The location of Rock Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Point: Rock Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rock Point is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rock Point was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Rock Point once stood is in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Rock Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rock Point - they are located in Arizona, Maryland, Nevada and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Rock Point ...

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

• Medford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <6>
• Grants Pass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
  • Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <6>
• Central Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <6>
• Eagle Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <6>
• Phoenix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <6>
• Shady Cove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
  • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <6>
• Jacksonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <6>
• Rogue River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
  • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <6>
• Sams Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
  • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
• Wimer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
  • Wimer is located in Jackson County

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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Point.

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

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

Adding Rock Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Point 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 Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rock Point post office opened in 1859.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/