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Welcome to Rock Camp ...

Rock Camp is located in Columbiana County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Camp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Rock Camp is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rock Camp: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Rock Camp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Rock Camp: This one is located in Columbiana County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

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

Communities near Rock Camp ...

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

  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Columbiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • East Liverpool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Columbiana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • New Brighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • New Brighton is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
  • Toronto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
  • East Palestine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
    • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>
  • Beaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
  • Rochester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
  • Wellsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Camp ...

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

Adding Rock Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Camp 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 Camp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rock Camp post office opened in 1832.

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

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

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Columbiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Camp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (234) is an overlay for area code (330).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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