Welcome to Rock Point ...

Rock Point is located within the Navajo Nation.

Rock Point is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Point: Rock Pt.

Rock Point is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rock Point is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rock Point lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Rock Point and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Rock Point: 928

The ZIP code for Rock Point: 86545<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rock Point - they are located in Maryland, Nevada, Oregon and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Rock Point ...

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

• Dennehotso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennehotso
  • Dennehotso is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennehotso <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dennehotso
  • From Rock Point to Dennehotso
• Totacon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totacon
  • Totacon is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Totacon
  • From Rock Point to Totacon
• Round Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Round Rock is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Round Rock
  • From Rock Point to Round Rock
• Tes Nez Iah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tes Nez Iah
  • Tes Nez Iah is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tes Nez Iah
  • From Rock Point to Tes Nez Iah
• Baby Rocks
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Rocks
  • Baby Rocks is located in Navajo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baby Rocks
  • From Rock Point to Baby Rocks
• Red Mesa
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mesa
  • Red Mesa is located in Apache County
• Many Farms
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Farms
  • Many Farms is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many Farms <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Many Farms
  • From Rock Point to Many Farms
• Rough Rock
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Rock
  • Rough Rock is located in Apache County
• Chilchinbito
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilchinbito
  • Chilchinbito is located in Navajo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chilchinbito
  • From Rock Point to Chilchinbito
• Lukachukai
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukachukai
  • Lukachukai is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lukachukai <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lukachukai
  • From Rock Point to Lukachukai

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rock Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Point.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Point ...

Looking for more information about Rock Point? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rock Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Point.

Adding Rock Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Point 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 for Rock Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Rock Point post office opened in 1926.

We also found Rock Point on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/