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Welcome to Rock Island ...

Rock Island is located on the Gulf Coast.

Rock Island is located in Liberty County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Island: Rock Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rock Island is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rock Island ...

While we believe that this Rock Island is located in Liberty County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Rock Island. Those communities are located in the following counties: Colorado, Marion, Polk, Waller and Washington County.

Beyond Texas, there are 21 communities that are also named Rock Island - they are located in Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Rock Island ...

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

  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mont Belvieu
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sour Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Old River - Winfree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Daisetta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kenefick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Nome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nome is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <3>
  • Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cove is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

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