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History · Rockport

Rockport’s post office opened in 1907, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1906 on.

1907first post office
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Rockport’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Rockport began

When was Rockport founded?

1907

The Rockport post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 90119 years
Founding year: the first Rockport post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Rockport’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Rockport’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rockport’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewHighway east of Rockport, ca. 1906: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Rockport, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rockport yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Rockport is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rockport had a population of 90. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Based on per capita income, Rockport ranks 48th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Its first post office opened in 1907. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 109 to 90 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Rockport, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Highway east of Rockport, ca. 1906c. 1906Highway east of Rockport, ca. 1906
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 recent
Cascadian Farms (27 April 2025) (26172)2025Cascadian Farms (27 April 2025) (26172)Cascadian Farms (27 April 2025) (15865)2025Cascadian Farms (27 April 2025) (15865)Skagit River 88132013Skagit River 8813Skagit River 88122013Skagit River 8812Skagit River 87762013Skagit River 8776
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Highway east of Rockport, ca. 1906
Retake this viewHighway east of Rockport, ca. 1906, c. 1906

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Rockport’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Rockport

Nobody well known was born in Rockport itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jim CaviezelAmerican actor · b. 1968
Bob BarkerAmerican game show host · b. 1923
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Chad LindbergAmerican actor · b. 1976
T. J. OshieAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1986
Rick LarsenAmerican politician · b. 1965
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John StillingsAmerican rower · b. 1955

Questions about Rockport’s history

What year was Rockport founded?

The Rockport post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.