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Welcome to Rockhouse ...

So far, we found very little information about Rockhouse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rockhouse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockhouse, please Contact Us.

Rockhouse would have been located within present day Hocking County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockhouse, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockhouse is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rockhouse was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Rockhouse was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Rockhouse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rockhouse - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky (3), Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockhouse ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Circleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
    • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
  • Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McArthur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
    • McArthur is located in Vinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <5>
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Amanda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoutsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
    • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <5>
  • Laurelville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <5>
  • Adelphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Rockhouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockhouse in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockhouse was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockhouse.

The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rockhouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hocking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockhouse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockhouse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Rockhouse area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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