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Welcome to Rock Island ...

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

We've added Rock Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Rock Island - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Rock Island, please Contact Us.

Rock Island was located

While we don't have the exact location of Rock Island , we believe that it would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

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

Time Zone: The area where Rock Island was located is 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 Washington County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Rock Island. Those communities are located in the following counties: Colorado, Liberty, Marion, Polk and Waller 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.

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 Rock Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.