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Welcome to Rookins ...

Rookins is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rookins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Rookins is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Rookins ...

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

  • El Dorado Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Humansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Osceola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fair Play
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaubleau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Collins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flemington is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Roscoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
  • Umber View Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rookins ...

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

Adding Rookins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rookins 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 Rookins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rookins post office opened in 1886. The Rookins post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rookins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rookins - 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>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/