Welcome to Rockridge ...Rockridge is located in McDowell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924. Rockridge is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rockridge is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Rockridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Rockridge: 304 & 681<3> Communities Also Named Rockridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rockridge - they are located in California and Georgia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockridge. Communities near Rockridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockridge.
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 Rockridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockridge. 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 Rockridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockridge. See our Newspapers Page for Rockridge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockridge ...Looking for more information about Rockridge? 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 Rockridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockridge. Adding Rockridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rockridge 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 Rockridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockridge. Footnotes ...
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