Welcome to Chain-of-Rocks ...

The village of Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chain-of-Rocks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chain-of-Rocks has a population of 104 people<2> (see below for details).

Chain-of-Rocks is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chain-of-Rocks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chain-of-Rocks had an population of 104 people. This is an increase of 11.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chain-of-Rocks had a population of 93 people. This makes Chain-of-Rocks the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 93 people, the population of Chain-of-Rocks increased 2.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 91 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chain-of-Rocks.

Communities near Chain-of-Rocks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chain-of-Rocks.

• O'Fallon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Saint Charles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Saint Peters
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <5>
• Wentzville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <5>
• Lake Saint Louis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Louis
  • Lake Saint Louis is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Saint Louis <5>
• Dardenne Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
  • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <5>
• Troy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Warrenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Cottleville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
  • Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <5>
• Weldon Spring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring
  • Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon Spring <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chain-of-Rocks ...

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

Adding Chain-of-Rocks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chain-of-Rocks 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 Chain-of-Rocks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chain-of-Rocks post office opened in 1869.

We also found Chain-of-Rocks in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chain-of-Rocks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chain-of-Rocks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/