Welcome to Rockford ...

Rockford is located in Hood River County<1>.

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

Rockford is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rockford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Rockford: (541) & (458)<4>

Websites for Rockford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hoodriver.org/

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

Communities Also Named Rockford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Rockford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockford ...

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

• The Dalles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Dalles
  • The Dalles is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Dalles <5>
• City of The Dalles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
• White Salmon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Salmon
  • White Salmon is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Salmon <5>
• Stevenson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
  • Stevenson is located in Skamania County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <5>
• Cascade Locks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
  • Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <5>
• Bingen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
  • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <5>
• Mosier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
  • Mosier is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <5>
• Husum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husum
  • Husum is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Husum <5>
• Mount Hood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
  • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
• Parkdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Parkdale is located in Hood River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockford ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hood River County: www.co.hood-river.or.us/

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