Welcome to Rock Point ...

Rock Point is located in Charles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Point: Rock Pt.

Rock Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rock Point: (301) and (240)<3>

The ZIP code for Rock Point: 20682<4>

Websites for Rock Point ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rock Point, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rock Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rock Point - they are located in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Rock Point ...

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

• La Plata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Leonardtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Montross
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
• Port Tobacco Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Avenue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue
  • Avenue is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avenue <5>
• Abell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
  • Abell is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abell <5>
• Coltons Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coltons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltons Point
  • Coltons Point is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coltons Point <5>
• Hurry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
  • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
• Mount Victoria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
  • Mount Victoria is located in Charles 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 Rock Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Point ...

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

Adding Rock Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Point 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 Rock Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rock Point post office opened in 1883.

We also found Rock Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/