354:
390:
378:
366:
642:
47:
77:
978:
917:
84:
54:
389:
353:
377:
365:
276:. According to another story, a settler climbing a hill dislodged a rock, and watching it roll down the hill, said "Look at that rock run!" A post office operated under the name Rock Run from 1883 to 1957.
1043:
1038:
962:
574:
1048:
1019:
284:
In 1890, it was listed on the U.S. Census as having 360 residents, making it the largest incorporated community in
Cherokee County, narrowly ahead of
428:
1058:
955:
109:
76:
1053:
796:
567:
344:
46:
419:
229:
948:
781:
731:
560:
1012:
469:
442:
542:
424:
495:
552:
821:
1005:
163:
806:
801:
846:
726:
317:
924:
841:
741:
584:
249:
217:
168:
141:
414:
836:
693:
887:
706:
222:
826:
666:
894:
864:
672:
661:
202:
766:
716:
245:
32:
751:
701:
682:
256:, United States. Rock Run is located on County Route 29, 13.6 miles (21.9 km) southeast of
746:
677:
630:
192:
989:
932:
269:
816:
811:
786:
776:
771:
736:
625:
606:
285:
257:
761:
756:
977:
1032:
791:
517:
599:
985:
916:
856:
151:
124:
111:
183:
547:
Rock Run
Furnace & Town, County Road 12, Rock Run, Cherokee County, AL
878:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
273:
546:
928:
253:
156:
641:
209:
188:
653:
617:
556:
549:", 7 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
272:, and may have been named from a run on the rocks containing
640:
993:
936:
343:
Below are photographs of Rock Run as documented by the
1044:
Unincorporated communities in
Cherokee County, Alabama
873:
855:
715:
692:
652:
616:
228:
216:
199:
182:
174:
162:
150:
140:
23:
18:Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
1039:Historic American Engineering Record in Alabama
1013:
956:
568:
8:
645:Map of Alabama highlighting Cherokee County
1020:
1006:
963:
949:
575:
561:
553:
290:
20:
83:
53:
470:"Names often lend special air to places"
429:United States Department of the Interior
406:
349:
227:
215:
181:
173:
139:
104:
38:
310:
1049:Unincorporated communities in Alabama
198:
161:
149:
7:
974:
972:
913:
911:
543:Historic American Engineering Record
345:Historic American Engineering Record
420:Geographic Names Information System
992:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
935:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
583:Municipalities and communities of
300:
14:
976:
915:
395:1890 furnace commissary building
388:
376:
364:
352:
82:
75:
52:
45:
449:. September 1, 2004. p. 46
425:United States Geological Survey
1059:United States ghost town stubs
1:
1054:North Alabama geography stubs
468:Smith Katie (June 17, 1984).
96:Show map of the United States
931:state location article is a
268:Rock Run had its start as a
1075:
971:
910:
498:. Jim Forte Postal History
883:
638:
597:
545:(HAER) No. AL-193, "
331:
316:
309:
304:
299:
296:
105:
39:
30:
586:Cherokee County, Alabama
246:unincorporated community
178:732 ft (223 m)
33:Unincorporated community
518:"U.S. Decennial Census"
988:-related article is a
646:
443:"Cherokee County, Ala"
644:
332:U.S. Decennial Census
292:Historical population
201: • Summer (
125:34.02778°N 85.49528°W
896:United States portal
984:This United States
822:Newberry Crossroads
359:Furnace foundations
293:
288:, the county seat.
130:34.02778; -85.49528
121: /
66:Show map of Alabama
647:
383:Furnace foundation
371:Furnace foundation
291:
1001:
1000:
944:
943:
905:
904:
807:McFrey Crossroads
802:McCord Crossroads
496:"Cherokee County"
336:
335:
239:
238:
90:Rock Run, Alabama
60:Rock Run, Alabama
25:Rock Run, Alabama
1066:
1022:
1015:
1008:
980:
973:
965:
958:
951:
919:
912:
897:
890:
847:Tecumseh Furnace
727:Adams Crossroads
643:
609:
602:
592:
587:
577:
570:
563:
554:
530:
529:
527:
525:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
492:
486:
485:
483:
481:
465:
459:
458:
456:
454:
439:
433:
432:
411:
392:
380:
368:
356:
312:
307:
302:
294:
270:mining community
206:
136:
135:
133:
132:
131:
126:
122:
119:
118:
117:
114:
97:
86:
85:
79:
67:
56:
55:
49:
21:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1026:
970:
969:
925:Cherokee County
908:
906:
901:
895:
888:
879:
869:
851:
842:Sanford Springs
742:Billy Goat Hill
718:
717:Unincorporated
711:
688:
648:
636:
612:
607:
600:
593:
590:
585:
581:
539:
534:
533:
523:
521:
516:
515:
511:
501:
499:
494:
493:
489:
479:
477:
467:
466:
462:
452:
450:
441:
440:
436:
413:
412:
408:
403:
396:
393:
384:
381:
372:
369:
360:
357:
341:
305:
282:
266:
250:Cherokee County
200:
129:
127:
123:
120:
115:
112:
110:
108:
107:
101:
100:
99:
98:
95:
94:
93:
92:
91:
87:
70:
69:
68:
65:
64:
63:
62:
61:
57:
35:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1072:
1070:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1024:
1017:
1010:
1002:
999:
998:
981:
968:
967:
960:
953:
945:
942:
941:
920:
903:
902:
900:
899:
892:
889:Alabama portal
884:
881:
880:
877:
875:
871:
870:
868:
867:
861:
859:
853:
852:
850:
849:
844:
839:
837:Round Mountain
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
723:
721:
713:
712:
710:
709:
704:
698:
696:
690:
689:
687:
686:
680:
675:
670:
664:
658:
656:
650:
649:
639:
637:
635:
634:
628:
622:
620:
614:
613:
598:
595:
594:
582:
580:
579:
572:
565:
557:
551:
550:
538:
537:External links
535:
532:
531:
509:
487:
460:
434:
405:
404:
402:
399:
398:
397:
394:
387:
385:
382:
375:
373:
370:
363:
361:
358:
351:
340:
337:
334:
333:
329:
328:
325:
323:
320:
314:
313:
308:
303:
298:
281:
278:
265:
262:
237:
236:
233:
226:
225:
220:
214:
213:
207:
197:
196:
186:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
166:
160:
159:
154:
148:
147:
144:
138:
137:
103:
102:
89:
88:
81:
80:
74:
73:
72:
71:
59:
58:
51:
50:
44:
43:
42:
41:
40:
37:
36:
31:
28:
27:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1071:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1023:
1018:
1016:
1011:
1009:
1004:
1003:
997:
995:
991:
987:
982:
979:
975:
966:
961:
959:
954:
952:
947:
946:
940:
938:
934:
930:
926:
921:
918:
914:
909:
898:
893:
891:
886:
885:
882:
876:
872:
866:
863:
862:
860:
858:
854:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
724:
722:
720:
714:
708:
707:Spring Garden
705:
703:
700:
699:
697:
695:
691:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
657:
655:
651:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
619:
615:
611:
610:
603:
596:
591:United States
588:
578:
573:
571:
566:
564:
559:
558:
555:
548:
544:
541:
540:
536:
519:
513:
510:
497:
491:
488:
476:. pp. B1
475:
474:Gadsden Times
471:
464:
461:
448:
447:Calhoun Times
444:
438:
435:
430:
426:
422:
421:
416:
410:
407:
400:
391:
386:
379:
374:
367:
362:
355:
350:
348:
346:
338:
330:
326:
324:
321:
319:
315:
295:
289:
287:
279:
277:
275:
271:
263:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
234:
231:
224:
223:256 & 938
221:
219:
211:
208:
204:
194:
193:Central (CST)
190:
187:
185:
177:
170:
167:
165:
158:
155:
153:
146:United States
145:
143:
134:
106:Coordinates:
78:
48:
34:
29:
22:
16:
994:expanding it
983:
937:expanding it
922:
907:
831:
827:Pleasant Gap
797:Little River
667:Collinsville
605:
522:. Retrieved
520:. Census.gov
512:
500:. Retrieved
490:
478:. Retrieved
473:
463:
451:. Retrieved
446:
437:
418:
409:
342:
283:
280:Demographics
267:
241:
240:
218:Area code(s)
15:
865:Turkey Town
719:communities
673:Gaylesville
662:Cedar Bluff
601:County seat
128: /
1033:Categories
986:ghost town
857:Ghost town
767:Ellisville
502:January 3,
415:"Rock Run"
401:References
232:feature ID
116:85°29′43″W
113:34°01′40″N
874:Footnotes
752:Blue Pond
702:Broomtown
683:Sand Rock
453:April 24,
184:Time zone
175:Elevation
832:Rock Run
782:Hopewell
747:Bluffton
678:Leesburg
631:Piedmont
274:iron ore
242:Rock Run
169:Cherokee
929:Alabama
732:Antioch
524:June 6,
480:May 20,
339:Gallery
264:History
254:Alabama
157:Alabama
142:Country
817:Moshat
812:McGhee
787:Hurley
777:Forney
772:Elrath
737:Alexis
626:Centre
608:Centre
297:Census
286:Centre
258:Centre
244:is an
235:155218
164:County
923:This
762:Congo
757:Bomar
654:Towns
212:(CDT)
210:UTC-5
189:UTC-6
152:State
990:stub
933:stub
694:CDPs
618:City
526:2013
504:2015
482:2015
455:2015
318:1890
306:Note
301:Pop.
230:GNIS
792:Key
322:360
248:in
203:DST
1035::
927:,
604::
589:,
472:.
445:.
427:,
423:.
417:.
347::
311:%±
260:.
252:,
1021:e
1014:t
1007:v
996:.
964:e
957:t
950:v
939:.
685:‡
669:‡
633:‡
576:e
569:t
562:v
528:.
506:.
484:.
457:.
431:.
327:—
205:)
195:)
191:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
