Welcome to Point of Rocks ...

Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point of Rocks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Point of Rocks is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Point of Rocks is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Point of Rocks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Point of Rocks lies within the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Point of Rocks: 82942<3>

Communities Also Named Point of Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Point of Rocks: This one is located in Sweetwater County and the other is located in Albany County.

Beyond Wyoming, there are 10 communities that are also named Point of Rocks - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nebraska and Nevada (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point of Rocks.

Communities near Point of Rocks ...

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

• Superior
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
• Bitter Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
  • Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
• Sweeney Ranch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
  • Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
• Reliance
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <4>
• Table Rock
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County
• Arrowhead Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Rock Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Springs <4>
• North Rock Springs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
  • North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Quealy
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
  • Quealy is located in Sweetwater County
• Clearview Acres
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Acres
  • Clearview Acres is located in Sweetwater County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point of Rocks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point of Rocks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Rocks ...

Looking for more information about Point of Rocks? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Point of Rocks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Point of Rocks.

Adding Point of Rocks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point of Rocks 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 Point of Rocks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Point of Rocks post office opened in 1868.

We also found Point of Rocks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point of Rocks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point of Rocks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/