Welcome to Rock Island ...

Rock Island is located

Rock Island is located in Waller County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Island: Rock Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rock Island is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rock Island ...

While we believe that this Rock Island is located in Waller County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Rock Island. Those communities are located in the following counties: Colorado, Liberty, Marion, Polk and Washington County.

Beyond Texas, there are 21 communities that are also named Rock Island - they are located in Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Rock Island ...

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

• Brenham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
• Hempstead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Navasota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
• Prairie View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
• Bellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>
• Waller
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <4>
• Pine Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• Plantersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• Todd Mission
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
  • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
• Saint Paul
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Waller 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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Island ...

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

Adding Rock Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Island in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rock Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rock Island post office opened in 1849.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Waller County: www.co.waller.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/