Rocky Hill, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Rocky Hill, Ohio
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Ohio
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:217
Elevation Ft:712
Coordinates:38.9889°N -82.545°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45640
Area Code:740
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1076760

Rocky Hill is an unincorporated community in Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located southeast of Jackson along U.S. Route 35, next to Winchester at the intersection of C H & D Road (Ohio State Route 327) and Dixon Run Road (County Road 41), at 38.9889°N -82.545°W.[2]

The Rocky Hill Post Office was established about east of the community's current location on July 5, 1839.[3] The name was changed to Rockyhill Post Office on June 6, 1894, and ultimately discontinued on May 31, 1919. Mail service is now handled by the Jackson branch.

At one time, there was a station here on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway called Rocky Hill Station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2020-01-04. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  3. Jackson County, Ohio Genealogical Society. Jackson County, Ohio: History and Families, 175th Anniversary, 1816-1991, Volume 1. Turner Publishing Company. 1991. Pg. 61.