Welcome to Rockhouse ...

Rockhouse is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Rockhouse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockhouse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Rockhouse is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rockhouse is located in the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Rockhouse: 41561<4>

Communities Also Named Rockhouse ...

While we believe that this Rockhouse is located in Pike County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Rockhouse. Those communities are located in the following counties: Letcher and Morgan County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 7 communities that are also named Rockhouse - they are located in Arkansas, Ohio, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockhouse ...

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

• Pikeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <5>
• Jenkins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
• Coal Run Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Clintwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Pound
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Grundy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Fleming - Neon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Wheelwright
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Haysi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockhouse ...

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

Adding Rockhouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockhouse 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 Rockhouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rockhouse post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockhouse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockhouse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/