Welcome to Rockport ...

Rockport is located in Weld County<1>.

The location of Rockport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rockport is 5,650 feet [1,722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rockport is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Rockport is located in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Rockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rockport ...

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

• Cheyenne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Wellington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Pierce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
• Nunn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
  • Nunn is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunn <4>
• Carr
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Carr is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <4>
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Weld County
• Speer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
  • Speer is located in Laramie County (WY)
• Bulger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
  • Bulger is located in Larimer County
• South Greeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
  • South Greeley is located in Laramie County (WY)
• Waverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Larimer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/