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Welcome to Rockport ...

Rockport is located in Parke County<1>.

Rockport is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Rockport (for example, toward Ridge Farm (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Rockport: 765

Communities Also Named Rockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Rockport: This one is located in Parke County and the other is located in Spencer County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rockport ...

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

  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Veedersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Cayuga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynetown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge Farm
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Parke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.