Welcome to Rock Rest ...

Rock Rest is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Rest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Rock Rest is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rock Rest: (704) and (980)<3>

Websites for Rock Rest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountycoc.com/

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

Communities near Rock Rest ...

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

• Indian Trail
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <5>
• Monroe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Matthews
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <5>
• Mint Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <5>
• Waxhaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <5>
• Stallings
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <5>
• Weddington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
  • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <5>
• Wesley Chapel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
  • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <5>
• Unionville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
• Marvin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Marvin is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 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 Rock Rest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Rest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Rest ...

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

Adding Rock Rest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Rest 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 Rock Rest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rock Rest post office opened in 1888.

We also found Rock Rest in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/

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