Welcome to Rooks ...
Rooks is located in Pender County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rooks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Rooks is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rooks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rooks: 910 & 472<3>
Communities near Rooks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rooks.
- Burgaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Northwest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Saint Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Sandyfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Sandy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Watha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 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 Rooks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rooks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rooks. 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 Rooks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rooks. See our Newspapers Page for Rooks.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rooks ...
Looking for more information about Rooks? 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 Rooks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rooks.
Adding Rooks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rooks 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 (so far) for Rooks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rooks post office opened in 1901. The Rooks post office closed in 1928.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rooks.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pender, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rooks - 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 Rooks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Rooks 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |