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Welcome to Rock Springs ...The village of Rock Springs is located in Sauk County<1>. The location of Rock Springs 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 Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956. A typical abbreviation for Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rock Springs has a population of 360 people<3> (see below for details). Rock Springs is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Rock Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Rock Springs lies within the (608) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rock Springs had an population of 360 people. This is a decrease of 0.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.29% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rock Springs had a population of 362 people. This makes Rock Springs the county's 34th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 362 people, the population of Rock Springs decreased 14.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 425 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rock Springs. Communities Also Named Rock Springs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Springs. Communities near Rock Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Springs.
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Springs. 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 Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Springs. Adding Rock Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rock Springs 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 Springs was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Springs. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.wi.us/ The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/ Footnotes ...
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