Welcome to Rockford ...

Rockford is located in Bingham County<1>.

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

Rockford is 4,460 feet [1,359 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rockford is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Rockford: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Rockford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Rockford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockford ...

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

• Chubbuck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
  • Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <5>
• Blackfoot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <5>
• Firth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <5>
• Aberdeen Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
  • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
• Moreland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Moreland is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <5>
• Pingree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pingree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
  • Pingree is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <5>
• Riverside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Bingham County
• Collins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Bingham County
• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Fort Hall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hall
  • Fort Hall is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hall <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockford ...

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

Adding Rockford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockford 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 was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Rockford mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

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