Welcome to Rock River ...
Rock River is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Rock River is located in Alger County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for Rock River: Rock Riv.
Rock River is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rock River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Rock River, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Rock River: 906
Communities Also Named Rock River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rock River - it's located in Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock River.
Communities near Rock River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock River.
- Munising
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising
- Munising is located in Alger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munising <3>
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Alger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <3>
- Au Train
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Train
- Au Train is located in Alger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Train <3>
- Deerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerton
- Deerton is located in Alger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerton <3>
- Eben Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
- Eben Junction is located in Alger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <3>
- Slapneck ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rumely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
- Rumely is located in Alger County
- Dorsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Munising Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munising Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
- Munising Junction is located in Alger County
- New Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Dalton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
- New Dalton is located in Marquette 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 River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock River. 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 River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock River. See our Newspapers Page for Rock River.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock River ...
Looking for more information about Rock River? 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 River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock River.
Adding Rock River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rock River 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 for Rock River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Rock River post office opened in 1886.
We also found Rock River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |