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Welcome to Rocky Acres ...

Rocky Acres is located in Carroll County<1>.

Rocky Acres is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rocky Acres: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Rocky Acres ...

While we believe that this Rocky Acres is located in Carroll County, we know of another 2 Maryland communities named Rocky Acres. Those communities are located in the following counties: Frederick and Prince George's County.

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

Websites for Rocky Acres ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Rocky Acres ...

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

  • Westminster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Berrywood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Acres - 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 Rocky Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Rocky Acres 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.