Welcome to Rockwell ...

Rockwell is located in Clark County<1>.

Rockwell is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Rockwell and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Rockwell: 859

Communities Also Named Rockwell ...

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

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

Communities near Rockwell ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Winchester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Paris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
• Mount Sterling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <3>
• Camargo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Millersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <3>
• North Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Austerlitz
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
• Clintonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockwell ...

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

Adding Rockwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockwell 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 was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockwell.