Welcome to Rockport ...
So far, we 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 was inundated by the Rockport Reservoir.
Time Zone: The area where Rockport was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Rockport once stood is in the (435) area code.
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.
Communities Also Named Rockport ...
Using our Gazetteer, we 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Heber City is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <4>
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
- Kamas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
- Kamas is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <4>
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <4>
- Francis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Coalville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Coalville is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalville <4>
- Hideout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Henefer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henefer
- Henefer is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henefer <4>
- Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Former name for Alta:
- Central City
- Alta has also been known as:
- Alta City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <4>
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.
Adding Rockport to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Rockport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rockport post office opened in 1871.
We also found Rockport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockport.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |