Welcome to Rockton ...

Rockton is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Rockton is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rockton is located in the (803) area code.

Websites for Rockton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rockton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rockton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Rockton - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rockton ...

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

• Irmo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Blythewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <4>
• Great Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Chapin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
• Ridgeway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Pomaria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <4>
• Peak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
• Jenkinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <4>
• Adger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
  • Adger is located in Fairfield County
• Smallwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockton ...

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

Adding Rockton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rockton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Rockton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/