Welcome to Rocky Point ...

So far, we found very little information about Rocky Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rocky Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rocky Point, please Contact Us.

Rocky Point would have been located within present day Shelby County<2>.

The location of Rocky Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Rocky Point: Rocky Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rocky Point is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rocky Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rocky Point would have been located in the (901) area code.

Communities Also Named Rocky Point ...

While we believe that this Rocky Point is located in Shelby County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Rocky Point. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cannon, Hamblen and Putnam County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 26 communities that are also named Rocky Point - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and Washington (3).

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

Communities near Rocky Point ...

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

• Memphis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
• Bartlett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
• Southaven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <5>
• Collierville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <5>
• Olive Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <5>
• Germantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <5>
• Spring Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Lakeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Millington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/