Welcome to Rockeagle ...

Rockeagle is located in Goshen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockeagle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Rockeagle is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rockeagle is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rockeagle lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Rockeagle (for example, toward Henry (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Rockeagle: (307)

Communities near Rockeagle ...

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

• Wheatland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Lingle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle
  • Lingle is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingle <4>
• Fort Laramie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
  • Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <4>
• Yoder
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
• Veteran
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
  • Veteran is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veteran <4>
• Slater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Platte County
• Chugcreek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
  • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
• Y-O Ranch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y-O Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
  • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
• Chugwater
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugwater
  • Chugwater is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugwater <4>
• Guernsey
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Guernsey is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <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 Rockeagle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockeagle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockeagle ...

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

Adding Rockeagle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rockeagle post office opened in 1918.

We also found Rockeagle on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockeagle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/