Welcome to Rock Bridge ...

Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Bridge: Rock Brg. (or less commonly used: Rock Brdg. or Rock Brdge.)

Rock Bridge is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rock Bridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rock Bridge is within the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Rock Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rock Bridge - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Rock Bridge ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <3>
• Gallatin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <3>
• Portland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <3>
• White House
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
  • White House is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White House <3>
• Hartsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <3>
• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Millersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <3>
• Lafayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <3>
• Scottsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Allen County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
• Centerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wilson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Bridge ...

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

Adding Rock Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rock Bridge post office opened in 1890.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/