Welcome to Rock Hill ...
Rock Hill is located in Walton County<1>.
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The location of Rock Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Rock Hill is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Rock Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rock Hill: 850 & 448<4>
Communities Also Named Rock Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Rock Hill: This one is located in Walton County and the other is located in Broward County.
Beyond Florida, there are 28 communities that are also named Rock Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi (4), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Texas (3) and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Hill.
Communities near Rock Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Hill.
- De Funiak Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Funiak Springs
- De Funiak Springs is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Funiak Springs <5>
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
- Ponce de Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Ponce de Leon is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce de Leon <5>
- Ebro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
- Ebro is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <5>
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <5>
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Knox Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Hill ...
Looking for more information about Rock Hill? 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 Rock Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Hill.
Adding Rock Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rock Hill 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Rock Hill post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |