Welcome to Rock Falls ...
Rock Falls is located in Dunn County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
Rock Falls is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rock Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rock Falls: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Rock Falls ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rock Falls - they are located in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Falls.
Communities near Rock Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Falls.
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Lake Hallie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Mondovi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Durand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Strum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Eleva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Falls. 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 Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Falls ...
Looking for more information about Rock Falls? 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 Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Falls.
Adding Rock Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rock Falls 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 Rock Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rock Falls post office opened in 1857.
We also found Rock Falls in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Falls.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Falls area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |