Welcome to Rock Springs ...
Rock Springs is located in Cecil County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.
A typical abbreviation for Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)
Rock Springs is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rock Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rock Springs: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Communities Also Named Rock Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Springs.
Websites for Rock Springs ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.cecilchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rock Springs, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Rock Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Springs.
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
- Havre de Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bel Air
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
- New Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North East
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
- North East is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
- Strasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Springs ...
Looking for more information about Rock Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Springs.
Adding Rock Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rock Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rock Springs post office opened in 1830.
We also found Rock Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Springs - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Rock Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |