Rocksdale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°50′41″N 81°13′05″W / 38.84472°N 81.21806°W / 38.84472; -81.21806Rocksdale is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Rocksdale is located along County Route 9 at the confluence of the Henry Fork and the West Fork Little Kanawha River, site of now closed post office established in late 1800s with a country store, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east-northeast of Spencer.[2]
The community takes its name from a rock formation near the site.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocksdale, West Virginia
- ^ Calhoun County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 537.
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Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Grantsville
communities
- Adam
- Altizer
- Annamoriah
- Arnoldsburg
- Ayers
- Beech
- Bigbend
- Big Springs
- Cabot Station
- Cremo
- Chloe
- Dodrill
- Douglas
- Euclid
- Five Forks
- Freed
- Hathaway
- Hattie
- Henrietta
- Hur
- Joker
- Leatherbark
- Liberty Hill
- Millstone
- Milo
- Minnora
- Mount Zion
- Mudfork
- Nicut
- Nobe
- Oka
- Orma
- Pink
- Pleasant Hill
- Purdy
- Rhoda
- Richardson
- Rocksdale
- Russet
- Sand Ridge
- Staten
- Stinson
- Sycamore
- White Pine
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