Welcome to Brock ...
Brock is located in Scotland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Brock is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Brock: 660
Communities Also Named Brock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Brock - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brock.
Communities near Brock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brock.
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keosauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
- Downing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Wyaconda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cantril
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantril have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
- Cantril is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <3>
- Rutledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Brock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brock. 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 Brock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brock. See our Newspapers Page for Brock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brock ...
Looking for more information about Brock? 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 Brock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brock.
Adding Brock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brock 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 Brock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Brock post office opened in 1889.
We also found Brock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brock.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Scotland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brock - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |