Welcome to Rock Hill ...

Rock Hill is located in Fauquier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

Rock Hill is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rock Hill is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Rock Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Rock Hill: This one is located in Fauquier County and the other is located in Loudoun County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 28 communities that are also named Rock Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi (4), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Rock Hill ...

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

• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Manassas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
• Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Manassas Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
• Purcellville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <4>
• Warrenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Haymarket
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
• Middleburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Round Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <4>
• Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <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 Rock Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Hill ...

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

Adding Rock Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Rock Hill post office opened in 1821.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

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