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Welcome to The Rocks ...

The Rocks is located in Union County<1>.

The Rocks is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for The Rocks: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named The Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named The Rocks - they are located in Maryland, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near The Rocks ...

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

  • Morganfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sturgis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawneetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Ridgway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
  • Equality
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Waverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village
  • Elizabethtown
    (19 miles [30.6 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 The Rocks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Rocks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Rocks ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Rocks - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the The Rocks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the The Rocks 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.