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Welcome to Rocklane ...

Rocklane is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocklane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Rocklane is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rocklane: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Rocklane ...

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

  • Indianapolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelbyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beech Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Speedway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mooresville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bargersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocklane ...

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

Adding Rocklane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rocklane 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 (so far) for Rocklane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rocklane post office opened in 1873. The Rocklane post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocklane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocklane - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Rocklane area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Rocklane 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/