Welcome to Rockford Bay ...

Rockford Bay is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Rockford Bay is located in Kootenai County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockford Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Rockford Bay is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rockford Bay is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Rockford Bay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Rockford Bay, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Rockford Bay: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities near Rockford Bay ...

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

• Coeur d'Alene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene
  • Coeur d'Alene is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeur d'Alene <5>
• Post Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
  • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <5>
• Hayden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <5>
• Liberty Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <5>
• Saint Maries
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
  • Saint Maries is located in Benewah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <5>
• Dalton Gardens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
  • Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <5>
• Hauser
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <5>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Hayden Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Lake
  • Hayden Lake is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden Lake <5>
• Rockford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <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 Rockford Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockford Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockford Bay ...

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

Adding Rockford Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockford Bay 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 Rockford Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rockford Bay post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockford Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/