Rocky Hill, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

38°59′20″N 82°32′42″W / 38.98889°N 82.54500°W / 38.98889; -82.54500CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountiesJacksonElevation

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712 ft (217 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

45640

Area code740GNIS feature ID1076760^[1]

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°59′20″N 82°32′42″W / 38.98889°N 82.54500°W / 38.98889; -82.54500.^[2]^[3]

The Rocky Hill Post Office was established about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the community's current location on July 5, 1839.^[4] 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.^[5]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Hill, Ohio
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
^ Jackson County, Ohio Genealogical Society. Jackson County, Ohio: History and Families, 175th Anniversary, 1816-1991, Volume 1. Turner Publishing Company. 1991. Pg. 61.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockyhill Post Office (historical)