Welcome to Rockfish ...
Rockfish is located in Hoke County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockfish, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Rockfish is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rockfish lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rockfish: 910 & 472<3>
Communities Also Named Rockfish ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rockfish - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockfish.
Communities near Rockfish ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockfish.
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
- Hope Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <4>
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
- Raeford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raeford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raeford
- Raeford is located in Hoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raeford <4>
- Eastover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Robeson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <4>
- Saint Pauls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pauls
- Saint Pauls is located in Robeson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Pauls <4>
- Wagram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
- Wagram is located in Scotland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <4>
- Parkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
- Parkton is located in Robeson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <4>
- Rennert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Rockfish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockfish.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockfish. 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 Rockfish.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockfish. See our Newspapers Page for Rockfish.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockfish ...
Looking for more information about Rockfish? 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 Rockfish, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockfish.
Adding Rockfish to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rockfish 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 Rockfish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Rockfish post office opened in 1900.
We also found Rockfish in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockfish.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockfish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hoke County: www.hokecounty.org/
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 Hoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockfish - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockfish area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Rockfish area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |