Welcome to Point of Rocks ...

Point of Rocks is located in Maricopa County<1>.

Point of Rocks is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Point of Rocks lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Point of Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Point of Rocks: This one is located in Maricopa County and the other is located in Yavapai County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 10 communities that are also named Point of Rocks - they are located in California, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada (2) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point of Rocks.

Communities near Point of Rocks ...

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

• Gila Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Former name for Gila Bend:
  • Gila
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <3>
• Bosque
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bosque is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque
• Theba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Theba is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
• Arlington
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Arlington is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
• Harqua ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harqua is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua
• Palo Verde
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <3>
• Buckeye
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Buckeye is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <3>
• Mobile
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Mobile is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
• Liberty
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Wintersburg
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wintersburg is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Rocks ...

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