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Welcome to Rock Hill ...

Rock Hill is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County<1>.

Rock Hill is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rock Hill ...

While we believe that this Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Rock Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Collin and Wood County.

Beyond Texas, there are 28 communities that are also named Rock Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi (4), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rock Hill ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rusk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <3>
  • Troup
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <3>
  • New Summerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Arp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Arp is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <3>
  • Cushing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gallatin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Reklaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Hill ...

Looking for more information about Rock Hill? 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 Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Hill - 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.