Welcome to Rock City ...
Rock City is located in Smith County<1>.
Rock City is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rock City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rock City: 615 & 629<3>
Communities Also Named Rock City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Rock City: This one is located in Smith County and the other is located in Sullivan County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 10 communities that are also named Rock City - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas and New York (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock City.
Communities near Rock City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock City.
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Difficult
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Bluff Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock City. See our Newspapers Page for Rock City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock City ...
Looking for more information about Rock City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock City - 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 City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Rock City 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. |