Welcome to Rockport ...
So far, we have found very little information about Rockport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rockport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockport, please Contact Us.
Rockport would have been located within present day Summit County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Rockport, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Rockport was established in 1860. The community came to an end when it was inundated by the Rockport Reservoir. More information can be found in the Details section on the Genealogy Helper Page for Rockport..
The community of Rockport was previously named Rock Fort. Before Rock Fort, it was named Enoch City. Going back to its beginning, Rockport was originally named Crandall. For more information about the names of Rockport, see The Names of Rockport on our Genealogy Page.
Time Zone: The area where Rockport was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Rockport still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.
Adding Rockport to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
That's the case with Rockport: The earliest book where we found it mentioned was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Rockport on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Rockport ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockport.
Communities near Rockport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockport.
- Heber City [Wasatch County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Heber City [Wasatch County] lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,082 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Heber City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City<5>
- Park City [Summit County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City [Summit County] lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southwest of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,526 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Park City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City<5>
- Midway [Wasatch County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway [Wasatch County] lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,280 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Midway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway<5>
- Kamas [Summit County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
- Kamas [Summit County] lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,276 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Kamas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas<5>
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- Oakley [Summit County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley [Summit County] lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,740 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Oakley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley<5>
- Coalville [Summit County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Coalville [Summit County] lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,596 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Coalville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalville<5>
- Francis [Summit County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis [Summit County] lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,574 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Francis
- Hideout [Wasatch County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
- Hideout [Wasatch County] lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the south of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 998 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hideout
- Henefer [Summit County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henefer
- Henefer [Summit County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the north of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 979 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Henefer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henefer<5>
- Alta [Salt Lake County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta [Salt Lake County] lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Rockport
- Estimated population in 2019: 379 people
- Former name for Alta:
- Central City
- Alta has also been known as:
- Alta City
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Alta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta<5>
- Oakley [Summit 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 Rockport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockport. 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 Rockport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockport. See our Newspapers Page for Rockport.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Visit our Community Index for Utah
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 Rockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockport) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Rockport. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Rockport Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7613, Longitude: -111.3881 |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |