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Welcome to Rocky Mount ...

Rocky Mount is located in Miller County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Mount, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

When the people of Rocky Mount refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Rocky Mounter<2>

A typical abbreviation for Rocky Mount: Rocky Mt. (or less commonly used: Rocky Mnt.)

Rocky Mount is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rocky Mount lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rocky Mount: 573 & 235<4>

Communities Also Named Rocky Mount ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Rocky Mount: This one is located in Miller County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 9 communities that are also named Rocky Mount - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rocky Mount ...

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

  • Eldon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Osage Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Versailles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Seasons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
    • Four Seasons has also been known as:
    • Village of Four Seasons
  • Lake Ozark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Russellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Mount ...

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

Adding Rocky Mount to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rocky Mount 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 (so far) for Rocky Mount was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rocky Mount post office opened in 1839. The Rocky Mount post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Mount.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Miller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Rocky Mount refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Rocky Mount may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Mount - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Rocky Mount area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Rocky Mount area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/