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Welcome to Rocklyn ...

Rocklyn is located in Chester County<1>.

Rocklyn is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rocklyn: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities Also Named Rocklyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rocklyn - they are located in Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Rocklyn ...

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

  • Reading
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pottstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Coatesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wyomissing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Downingtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennett Square
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Holland
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Rocklyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocklyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocklyn ...

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

Adding Rocklyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rocklyn 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 (so far) for Rocklyn was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocklyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocklyn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Rocklyn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Rocklyn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.