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Welcome to Rock City ...

Rock City is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

Rock City is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rock City ...

While we believe that this Rock City is located in Dutchess County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Rock City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cattaraugus and Columbia County.

Beyond New York, there are 10 communities that are also named Rock City - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Rock City ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Catskill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Catskill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Saugerties
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rhinebeck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Millbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tivoli
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Millerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock City ...

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

Adding Rock City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock City 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 Rock City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rock City post office opened in 1836. The Rock City post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/