Welcome to Rockford ...

Rockford is located in Surry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1795.

Rockford is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Rockford: (336)

Communities Also Named Rockford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Rockford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockford ...

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

• Lewisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
• Mount Airy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• King
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
• Elkin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
  • Elkin is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <4>
• Rural Hall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <4>
• Yadkinville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
  • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <4>
• Tobaccoville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
  • Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <4>
• Jonesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Dobson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
  • Dobson is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <4>
• Pilot Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
  • Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockford ...

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

Adding Rockford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockford 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 Rockford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rockford post office opened in 1795.

We also found Rockford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

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