Welcome to Rochelle ...

Rochelle is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rochelle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Rochelle is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rochelle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Rochelle: (540)

Communities Also Named Rochelle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Rochelle - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey and Texas.

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

Communities near Rochelle ...

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

• Culpeper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Gordonsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Burnt Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
  • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
• Montpelier Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
  • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <4>
• Wolftown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
  • Wolftown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>
• Hood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <4>
• Madison Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Madison Mills is located in Madison 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 Rochelle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rochelle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rochelle ...

Looking for more information about Rochelle? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rochelle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rochelle.

Adding Rochelle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rochelle 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 Rochelle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rochelle post office opened in 1854.

We also found Rochelle in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rochelle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/