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Welcome to Rockhouse Landing ...

Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rockhouse Landing: Rockhouse Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rockhouse Lndng.)

Rockhouse Landing is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockhouse Landing: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Rockhouse Landing ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Athens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Hartselle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Priceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Triana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Falkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Flint City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City

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 Rockhouse Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockhouse Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockhouse Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockhouse Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockhouse Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Rockhouse Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.