The area now known as Rock Flat lies on the traditional lands of Ngarigo people.

Lhotsky had thought highly enough of the spring water to bring bottled samples of it with him on his return journey.

The company sent a consignment of its bottled water to Osterley House, in England, and subsequently quoted its owner, Lord Jersey, as saying, "No mineral water comes up to it and it has travelled excellently".

[3] A small deposit of fire clay in the locality has been mined in the past.

[17] Rock Flat became a favoured camping spot for teams on the road south from Cooma.