Welcome to Rooney ...
Rooney is located in Carter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rooney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Rooney is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rooney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Rooney, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Rooney: 606
Communities Also Named Rooney ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rooney - they are located in Idaho, Michigan (2) and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rooney.
Communities near Rooney ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rooney.
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
- Olive Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <3>
- Vanceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
- Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <3>
- Boone Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Emerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Camp Dix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Counts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Kehoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Tygarts Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tygarts Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
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 Rooney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rooney.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rooney. 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 Rooney.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rooney. See our Newspapers Page for Rooney.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rooney ...
Looking for more information about Rooney? 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 Rooney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rooney.
Adding Rooney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rooney 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 Rooney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Rooney post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rooney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rooney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rooney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |