Welcome to Red Rock ...

Red Rock is located in McKean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Red Rock is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Red Rock: (814)

Communities Also Named Red Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Red Rock: This one is located in McKean County and the other is located in Luzerne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 30 communities that are also named Red Rock - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (4), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Red Rock ...

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

• Olean
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Bradford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Salamanca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Port Allegany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Allegany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Smethport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Portville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Mount Jewett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <4>
• Eldred
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <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 Red Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Rock ...

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

Adding Red Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Rock 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 Red Rock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Red Rock in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Red Rock post office opened in 1907.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/