Welcome to Rock Island ...

Rock Island is located in Broward County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Rock Island: Rock Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rock Island is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Rock Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Rock Island: (954) and (754)<4>

Communities Also Named Rock Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Rock Island: This one is located in Broward County and the other is located in Collier County.

Beyond Florida, there are 21 communities that are also named Rock Island - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (6), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Rock Island ...

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

• Fort Lauderdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lauderdale
  • Fort Lauderdale is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lauderdale <5>
• Pembroke Pines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Pines
  • Pembroke Pines is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke Pines <5>
• Hollywood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
• Miramar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar
  • Miramar is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miramar <5>
• Coral Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Springs
  • Coral Springs is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral Springs <5>
• Pompano Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach
  • Pompano Beach is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompano Beach <5>
• Miami Gardens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
  • Miami Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Gardens <5>
• Davie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie
  • Davie is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davie <5>
• Boca Raton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Raton
  • Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boca Raton <5>
• Plantation
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Plantation is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantation <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Island ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/