Welcome to Rockton ...

Rockton is located in Vernon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Rockton is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockton: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Rockton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Rockton - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockton ...

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

• Viroqua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
• Westby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Westby is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
• Hillsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
• Elroy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elroy is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Cashton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cashton is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
• Wonewoc
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
• La Farge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • La Farge is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
• Viola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Viola is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
• Norwalk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Norwalk is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Ontario
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ontario is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 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 Rockton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockton.

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

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

Adding Rockton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockton 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 Rockton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rockton post office opened in 1869. The Rockton post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockton.