Welcome to Rock Spring ...

Rock Spring is located in Etowah County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Spring: Rock Spg. (or less commonly used: Rock Spng. or Rock Sprng.)

Rock Spring is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rock Spring (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Rock Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rock Spring - they are located in Georgia (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Rock Spring ...

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

• Gadsden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <3>
• Anniston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <3>
• Jacksonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
• Rainbow City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <3>
• Southside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <3>
• Attalla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <3>
• Piedmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
• Hokes Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <3>
• Centre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <3>
• Weaver
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 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 Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Spring ...

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