Welcome to Rocker ...
Rocker is located in Silver Bow County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Rocker is 5,370 feet [1,637 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rocker is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Rocker lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rocker: 406
Communities near Rocker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rocker.
- Butte - Silver Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Walkerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- Janney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Highland City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Elk Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
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 Rocker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rocker. 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 Rocker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocker. See our Newspapers Page for Rocker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocker ...
Looking for more information about Rocker? 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 Rocker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rocker.
Adding Rocker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rocker 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 (so far) for Rocker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Rocker post office opened in 1887. The Rocker post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocker.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Silver Bow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocker - 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/ |