Welcome to Rocklyn ...

Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocklyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Rocklyn is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rocklyn is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Rocklyn: (509)

Communities Also Named Rocklyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rocklyn - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rocklyn ...

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

• Davenport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Reardan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reardan
  • Reardan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reardan <4>
• Harrington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Creston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Bluestem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
  • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
• Omans
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
  • Omans is located in Lincoln County
• Mondovi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
  • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
• Mohler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
  • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
• Seven Bays
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
  • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
• Deer Meadows
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
  • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln 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 Rocklyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocklyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocklyn ...

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

Adding Rocklyn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Rocklyn in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Rocklyn post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocklyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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