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Welcome to Rockport Junction ...

Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockport Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Rockport Junction: Rockport Jct. (or less commonly used: Rockport Jctn.)

Rockport Junction is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rockport Junction (for example, toward Alton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Rockport Junction: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Rockport Junction ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport Junction ...

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

Adding Rockport Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockport Junction 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 Rockport Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rockport Junction in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockport Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Spencer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockport Junction - 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 Rockport Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Rockport Junction 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.