Welcome to Rock Springs ...

Rock Springs is located in Clarke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)

Rock Springs is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rock Springs ...

While we believe that this Rock Springs is located in Clarke County, we know of another 4 Alabama communities named Rock Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Choctaw, Etowah and Wilcox County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in 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), Wisconsin 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.

• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Lisman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Silas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Silas is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <3>
• Coffeeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
• Sweet Water
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Pennington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• Gilbertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <3>
• Toxey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Needham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Needham is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
• Morvin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Morvin is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Springs ...

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