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Welcome to Rookstool Corner ...

Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rookstool Corner: Rookstool Cor. (or less commonly used: Rookstool Crn.)

Rookstool Corner is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rookstool Corner is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Rookstool Corner: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Rookstool Corner ...

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

  • Caldwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ontario
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <4>
  • Middleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Nyssa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <4>
  • Homedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Parma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wilder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rookstool Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Canyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rookstool Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Rookstool Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Rookstool Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.