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Welcome to Rock Spring ...

Rock Spring is located in Pitt County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Spring: Rock Spg. (or less commonly used: Rock Spng. or Rock Sprng.)

Rock Spring is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rock Spring: 252

Communities Also Named Rock Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rock Spring - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri.

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

Communities near Rock Spring ...

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

  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tarboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Winterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ayden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Farmville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Grifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Princeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Bethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Robersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Spring - 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.