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Welcome to Rock ...

Rock is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

Rock is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Rock ...

While we believe that this Rock is located in Rapides Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Rock. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Grant and Sabine Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 23 communities that are also named Rock - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rock ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ball
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Colfax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Boyce
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Prong
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Creola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Marco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
  • Hot Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Rock 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.