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Welcome to Rocky Hill ...

Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Rocky Hill is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Rocky Hill and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Rocky Hill: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Rocky Hill: 42163<4>

Communities Also Named Rocky Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Rocky Hill: This one is located in Edmonson County and the other is located in Barren County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 18 communities that are also named Rocky Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Rocky Hill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Hill ...

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

Adding Rocky Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Rocky Hill in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Rocky Hill post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Edmonson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Hill - 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 Rocky Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Rocky Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rocky Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rocky Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/