Welcome to Big Rock ...

Big Rock is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Big Rock is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Big Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Big Rock is within the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Big Rock ...

While we believe that this Big Rock is located in Scott County, we know of another 2 Iowa communities named Big Rock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Black Hawk and Clinton County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 12 communities that are also named Big Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Rock ...

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

• Eldridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <3>
• De Witt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <3>
• Tipton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• Wilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
• Durant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <3>
• Blue Grass
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <3>
• Walcott
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <3>
• Clarence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
• Long Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
  • Long Grove is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <3>
• Lowden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
  • Lowden is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Rock ...

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

Adding Big Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Rock 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 Big Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Rock post office opened in 1853.

We also found Big Rock in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/