Welcome to Rock Hill ...

Rock Hill is located in Rankin County<1>.

The location of Rock Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rock Hill is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rock Hill: (601) and (769)<4>

Websites for Rock Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rock Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rock Hill ...

While we believe that this Rock Hill is located in Rankin County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Rock Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alcorn, Covington and Forrest County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 28 communities that are also named Rock Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Texas (3) and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Hill.

Communities near Rock Hill ...

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

• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Brandon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Byram
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Flowood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Richland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Morton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Mendenhall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
  • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <5>
• Pelahatchie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <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 Rock Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Hill ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/