Welcome to Rock Elm ...

Rock Elm is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Elm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Rock Elm is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock Elm: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Elm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rock Elm - they are located in Michigan and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Rock Elm ...

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

• Menomonie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
• Baldwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
• Ellsworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
• Hammond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
• Durand
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Durand is located in Pepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Woodville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
• Spring Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
• Elmwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
• Plum City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plum City is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Bay City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay City is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Elm ...

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

Adding Rock Elm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Elm 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 (so far) for Rock Elm was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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