Welcome to Rock Springs ...
The village of Rock Springs is located in Sauk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
A typical abbreviation for Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rock Springs has a population of 360 people<2> (see below for details).
Rock Springs is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Rock Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rock Springs: 608 & 353<4>
The ZIP code for Rock Springs: 53961<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rock Springs had an population of 360 people. This is a decrease of 0.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.29% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Rock Springs had a population of 362 people. This makes Rock Springs the county's 34th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 362 people, the population of Rock Springs decreased 14.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 425 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Rock Springs.
Communities Also Named Rock Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Rock Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Springs.
Communities near Rock Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Springs.
- Baraboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Reedsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- West Baraboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Wonewoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Lyndon Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Springs.
Adding Rock Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rock Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rock Springs post office opened in 1875.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sauk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rock Springs. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Rock Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rock Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |