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Welcome to Rockvale ...

Rockvale is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockvale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Rockvale is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockvale: 615 & 629<3>

The ZIP code for Rockvale: 37153<4>

Communities Also Named Rockvale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rockvale - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Montana and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Rockvale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

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

Communities near Rockvale ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Smyrna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
  • La Vergne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Morrow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
  • Shelbyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Nolensville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Pike
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Chapel Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockvale ...

Looking for more information about Rockvale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rockvale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rockvale.

Adding Rockvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockvale 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 (so far) for Rockvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rockvale post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockvale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockvale - 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 Rockvale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Rockvale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rockvale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rockvale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/