Welcome to Rockquarry ...
So far, we found very little information about Rockquarry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rockquarry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockquarry, please Contact Us.
Rockquarry would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockquarry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockquarry is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Rockquarry was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Rockquarry was located: 931
Communities near Rockquarry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockquarry.
- Greenfield Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sawdust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- New Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Hohenwald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Voorhies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 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 Rockquarry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockquarry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockquarry. 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 Rockquarry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockquarry. See our Newspapers Page for Rockquarry.
Adding Rockquarry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rockquarry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rockquarry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rockquarry post office opened in 1901. The Rockquarry post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockquarry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rockquarry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockquarry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |