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Welcome to Rock Castle ...

Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County<1>.

Rock Castle is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rock Castle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Rock Castle (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Rock Castle: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Castle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rock Castle - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rock Castle ...

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

  • Cookeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance Hall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • White Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Baxter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gordonsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Castle ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Castle - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Castle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Castle 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.