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Welcome to Eagle Rock ...

Eagle Rock is located in Wake County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Eagle Rock, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Eagle Rock is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Eagle Rock: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Eagle Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Eagle Rock - they are located in California, Idaho, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Eagle Rock ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wake Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
    • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
  • Garner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
  • Knightdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
    • Knightdale is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
  • Smithfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rolesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
    • Rolesville is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
  • Selma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
  • Zebulon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer Lodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Rock ...

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

Adding Eagle Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle Rock 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 for Eagle Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Eagle Rock post office opened in 1827.

We also found Eagle Rock in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Rock.

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

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (984) is an overlay for area code (919).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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