Welcome to Rock Rift ...

Rock Rift is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Rock Rift has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Rift, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Rock Rift is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Rock Rift ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rock Rift, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rock Rift ...

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

• Sidney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Delhi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Walton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Deposit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Unadilla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Hancock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Afton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Starrucca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
  • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <4>
• Shinhopple
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinhopple
  • Shinhopple is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinhopple <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Rift ...

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

Adding Rock Rift to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Rift 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 for Rock Rift was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rock Rift post office opened in 1850.

We also found Rock Rift in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Rift. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/