Welcome to Rocky Cross ...

Rocky Cross is located in Nash County<1>.

Rocky Cross is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rocky Cross: 252

Communities near Rocky Cross ...

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

• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <3>
• Wake Forest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <3>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Knightdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <3>
• Wendell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <3>
• Rolesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <3>
• Zebulon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <3>
• Nashville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
• Archer Lodge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Louisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Cross ...

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