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Welcome to Rocky Mound ...

The town of Rocky Mound is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Rocky Mound is located in Camp County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rocky Mound has a population of 76 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Rocky Mound is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rocky Mound: 903 & 430<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rocky Mound had an population of 76 people. This is an increase of 1.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rocky Mound had a population of 75 people. This makes Rocky Mound the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 75 people, the population of Rocky Mound decreased 19.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 93 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rocky Mound.

Communities Also Named Rocky Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rocky Mound - they are located in Arkansas (3) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rocky Mound ...

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Winnsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Daingerfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lone Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Omaha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Winfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller's Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Harvard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard is located in Camp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Leesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Mound ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Camp, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rocky Mound.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Rocky Mound area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Rocky Mound area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.