Welcome to Rock Island ...

A typical abbreviation for Rock Island: Rock Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rock Island is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Rock Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Area Codes for Rock Island: 819, 468 & 873<2>

Communities Also Named Rock Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Rock Island - they are located in Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma (2), Tennessee, Texas (6), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Rock Island ...

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

• Magog
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magog
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Magog
  • From Rock Island to Magog
• Coaticook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaticook
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coaticook
  • From Rock Island to Coaticook
• Magog
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magog
• Newport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport is located in Orleans County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Derby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby is located in Orleans County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport is located in Orleans County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
• Barton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Barton is located in Orleans County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
• Omerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omerville
• Potton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potton
• Hatley Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Canton

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Island ...

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