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Welcome to Rockwell City ...

So far, we found very little information about Rockwell City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rockwell City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockwell City, please Contact Us.


Rockwell City would have been located within present day Norton County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockwell City, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockwell City is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rockwell City is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Rockwell City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Rockwell City was located: 785

Communities Also Named Rockwell City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rockwell City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Rockwell City ...

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

  • Norton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lenora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Norcatur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jennings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Wilsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Edmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmond is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Edmond has also been known as:
    • Edmond City
  • Dellvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
  • Oronoque
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque

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

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

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

Adding Rockwell City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockwell City.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rockwell City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Norton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockwell City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.