Welcome to Rockhouse ...

Rockhouse is located

Rockhouse is located in Austin County<1>.

The location of Rockhouse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockhouse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Rockhouse is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rockhouse is within the boundaries of the (979) area code.

Communities Also Named Rockhouse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Rockhouse: This one is located in Austin County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Texas, there are 7 communities that are also named Rockhouse - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky (3), Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockhouse ...

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

• Brenham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
• La Grange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Bellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>
• Columbus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Colorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Industry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <4>
• Burton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• Fayetteville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Carmine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
  • Carmine is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <4>
• Round Top
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Round Top is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <4>
• Frelsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockhouse ...

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

Adding Rockhouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockhouse in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockhouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rockhouse post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockhouse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockhouse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/