Welcome to Rock Springs ...

Rock Springs is located in Pope County<1>.

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

Rock Springs is 730 feet [223 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 Pope County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Rock Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Drew and Searcy County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arizona, 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.

• Russellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Russellville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <3>
• Dardanelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dardanelle is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <3>
• Pottsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pottsville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Former names for Pottsville:
  • Pott's Inn
  • Pott's Station
• Atkins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Atkins is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <3>
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dover is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• London
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • London is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
• Moreland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moreland is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Scottsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Scottsville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
• Appleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Appleton is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton

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.