Welcome to Rock Springs ...

Rock Springs is located

Rock Springs is located in McKinley County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)

Rock Springs is 6,580 feet [2,006 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rock Springs is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Rock Springs and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Rock Springs: 505

Communities Also Named Rock Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Missouri (2), Montana, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Rock Springs ...

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

• Gallup
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
  • Gallup is located in McKinley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gallup
  • From Rock Springs to Gallup
• Twin Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
• Defiance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Defiance
  • From Rock Springs to Defiance
• Red Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Rock
  • From Rock Springs to Red Rock
• Rehoboth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Rehoboth is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rehoboth
  • From Rock Springs to Rehoboth
• Mexican Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
  • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
  • Nakai Beto
  • Nakai Bito
  • Nakaibeto
  • Nakaibito
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mexican Springs
  • From Rock Springs to Mexican Springs
• Tse Bonito
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tse Bonito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tse Bonito
  • Tse Bonito is located in McKinley County
• Window Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Window Rock
  • Window Rock is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Window Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Window Rock
  • From Rock Springs to Window Rock
• Church Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Rock
  • Church Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Church Rock
  • From Rock Springs to Church Rock
• Navajo Wingate Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
  • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Springs ...

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