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Welcome to Rockford ...

Rockford is located

Rockford is located in Lamar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Rockford is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockford: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Rockford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Rockford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockford ...

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

  • Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Reno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Cooper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blossom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bogata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <4>
  • Detroit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Deport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tira is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Sun Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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 Rockford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockford ...

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

Adding Rockford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rockford was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockford - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Rockford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.