Welcome to Rock Run ...

Rock Run is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Run, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rock Run is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock Run: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Rock Run: This one is located in Cecil County and the other is located in Harford County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 9 communities that are also named Rock Run - they are located in Alabama, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Rock Run ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Rock Run ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Elkton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkton
  • From Rock Run to Elkton
• Havre de Grace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Havre de Grace
  • From Rock Run to Havre de Grace
• Bel Air
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bel Air
  • From Rock Run to Bel Air
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Freedom
  • From Rock Run to New Freedom
• Perryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Perryville
  • From Rock Run to Perryville
• North East
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Rising Sun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>
• Quarryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Quarryville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quarryville
  • From Rock Run to Quarryville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Run ...

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

Adding Rock Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rock Run was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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