Welcome to Rock House Crossing ...

Rock House Crossing is located in Eddy County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock House Crossing: Rock House Xing.

Rock House Crossing is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rock House Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Rock House Crossing lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Rock House Crossing and travel south, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Rock House Crossing: 575

Communities near Rock House Crossing ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Rock House Crossing.

• Loving
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loving have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Loving is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <4>
• Malaga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Malaga is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malaga <4>
• Black River Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Village
  • Black River Village is located in Eddy County
• Orla ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
  • Orla is located in Reeves County (TX)
• Whites City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Whites City is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whites City <4>
• Carlsbad
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <4>
• La Huerta
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Huerta
  • La Huerta is located in Eddy County
  • Former name for La Huerta:
  • Carlsbad North

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rock House Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock House Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock House Crossing ...

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