Welcome to Blue Rock ...

Blue Rock is located in Yancey County<1>.

Blue Rock is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blue Rock is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Blue Rock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blue Rock: 828

Communities Also Named Blue Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Blue Rock - they are located in Alabama, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Blue Rock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

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

Communities near Blue Rock ...

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

• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Spruce Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <3>
• Burnsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
• Montreat
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <3>
• Old Fort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <3>
• Newland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Newland is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newland <3>
• Bakersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <3>
• Crossnore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossnore is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossnore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossnore <3>
• Double Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Double Island is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
• Penland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Penland is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penland <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Rock ...

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