Welcome to Rock City ...

Rock City is located in Marion County<1>.

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

Rock City is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rock City: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Rock City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Rock City: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 10 communities that are also named Rock City - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, New York (3) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Rock City ...

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

• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Winfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Haleyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
  • Haleyville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleyville <5>
• Guin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
  • Guin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
• Carbon Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <5>
• Brilliant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
• Lynn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
• Glen Allen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Twin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
  • Twin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Kansas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock City ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/