Rockwood is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located in the town of Kossuth,

Manitowoc County Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc County ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

, United States. Rockwood is located on County Highway R approximately north-northwest of downtown Manitowoc.

U.S. Route 141 US Highway 141 (US 141) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in the states of Wisconsin and Michigan. The highway runs north-northwesterly from an interchange with Interstate 43 (I-43) in Bellevue, Wisconsin, near Green B ...

passed through the community before it was decommissioned in 1981 after being replaced by

Interstate 43 Interstate 43 (I-43) is a Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Wisconsin, connecting I-39/ I-90 in Beloit with Milwaukee and I-41, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and US 141 in Green Bay. State Trunk Highway ...

as the major route between Green Bay and

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

. US 141 was renamed as County R.

Points of Interest

Devil's River State Trail The Devil's River State Trail is a 14.24-mile (22.94 km) state-designated rail trail in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Parts of the trail are under construction as of early 2010. The trail nearly parallels Interstate 43 for much of its rout ...

Images

File:Rockwood Wisconsin Sign Cty R.jpg, Sign on County R File:Rockwood Wisconsin Fire Department.jpg, Rockwood Fire Department File:Rockwood Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church.jpg, Rockwood Evangelical Lutheran Church

References

Unincorporated communities in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{ManitowocCountyWI-geo-stub