Welcome to Rock Mills ...

Rock Mills is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Mills: Rock Mls. (or less commonly used: Rock Mlls.)

Rock Mills is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Rock Mills is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Rock Mills is within the boundaries of the (304) area code.

The ZIP code for Rock Mills: 36274<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rock Mills - they are located in California, Ohio, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rock Mills ...

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

• LaGrange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <5>
• Roanoke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Graysons Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysons Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
  • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
• LaFayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <5>
• Sunny Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
  • Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Wedowee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <5>
• Wadley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <5>
• Ephesus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
  • Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
• Centralhatchee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
  • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Mills ...

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

Adding Rock Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Mills 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 Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rock Mills post office opened in 1847.

We also found Rock Mills in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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