Welcome to Rocky Fork ...

Rocky Fork is located in Licking County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Rocky Fork: Rocky Frk.

Rocky Fork is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rocky Fork lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Rocky Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rocky Fork - they are located in Tennessee (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rocky Fork ...

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

• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Heath
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Granville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
• Gambier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <4>
• Hebron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
• Utica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Dresden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
• Frazeysburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
  • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <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 Rocky Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocky Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Fork ...

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

Adding Rocky Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rocky Fork post office opened in 1858.

We also found Rocky Fork in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Fork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

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