Welcome to Rock Town ...
Rock Town is located in Jefferson County<1>.
Rock Town is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rock Town lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rock Town: 865
Communities near Rock Town ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Town.
- Kodak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clevenger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Cook Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sevierville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dyers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Jaybird
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 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 Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Town.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Town. 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 Town.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Town. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Town.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Town ...
Looking for more information about Rock Town? 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 Town, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Town.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |