Welcome to Rock Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Rock Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rock Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rock Springs, please Contact Us.

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Rock Springs would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rock Springs is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rock Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Rock Springs was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rock Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arizona, Arkansas (3), 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.

• Bakersfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <4>
• Arvin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Arvin is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <4>
• Edison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edison is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <4>
• Caliente
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caliente is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <4>
• Bealville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bealville is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealville
• Fuller Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
• Oil City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oil City is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• East Bakersfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
  • Former names for East Bakersfield:
  • Kern City
  • Sumner
• Havilah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Havilah is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havilah
• Lamont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamont is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>

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.