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Welcome to Rockwest ...

Rockwest is located in Wilcox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockwest, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rockwest is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Rockwest ...

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

  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Vredenburgh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Yellow Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Oak Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Nellie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boykin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millers Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Asahel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockwest ...

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

Adding Rockwest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockwest 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 (so far) for Rockwest was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockwest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockwest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.