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Welcome to Rockton Station ...

Rockton Station is located in Clearfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockton Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Rockton Station: Rockton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rockton Station is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockton Station: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Rockton Station ...

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

  • DuBois
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Clearfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Punxsutawney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Reynoldsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Curwensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brockway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Falls Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Mahaffey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockton Station ...

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

Adding Rockton Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockton Station 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 (so far) for Rockton Station was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockton Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockton Station - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockton Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Rockton Station 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.