Welcome to Rockdale ...

Rockdale is located in Chaffee County<1>.

Rockdale is 9,990 feet [3,045 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rockdale is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rockdale: 719

Communities Also Named Rockdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Rockdale: This one is located in Chaffee County and the other is located in Fremont County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 37 communities that are also named Rockdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (7), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Rockdale ...

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

• Buena Vista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
• Leadville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <3>
• Twin Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lakes <3>
• Granite
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <3>
• Pieplant ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
  • Pieplant has also been known as:
  • Pie Plant
  • Pieplant Mill
• Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
• Low Pass ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Low Pass is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
• Pine Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence has also been known as:
  • Chipeta
  • Farwell
  • Hunter's Pass
  • Mammoth City
  • Mount Hope
  • Sparkill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockdale ...

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