Welcome to Rocky Brook ...
Rocky Brook is located in Washington County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Rocky Brook, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Brook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
A typical abbreviation for Rocky Brook: Rocky Brk.
Rocky Brook is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Rocky Brook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Rocky Brook: (401)
Websites for Rocky Brook ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities Also Named Rocky Brook ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rocky Brook - they are located in Alabama, Newfoundland and Labrador and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Brook.
Communities near Rocky Brook ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rocky Brook.
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Coventry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - West Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- North Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Westerly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- East Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Hopkinton
(14 miles [22.5 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 Rocky Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocky Brook.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rocky Brook. 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 Brook.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Rocky Brook.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Brook ...
Looking for more information about Rocky Brook? 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 Brook, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rocky Brook.
Adding Rocky Brook to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rocky Brook 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 Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rocky Brook post office opened in 1860.
We also found Rocky Brook in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Brook.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |