Rock Camp, West Virginia

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Rock Camp, West Virginia
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View along U.S. Route 219 in Rock Camp in 2022
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Rock Camp, West Virginia
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Rock Camp, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°29′53″N80°36′24″W / 37.49806°N 80.60667°W / 37.49806; -80.60667 Coordinates: 37°29′53″N80°36′24″W / 37.49806°N 80.60667°W / 37.49806; -80.60667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monroe
Elevation
1,818 ft (554 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555497 [1]

Rock Camp is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Rock Camp is located on U.S. Route 219, northeast of Peterstown and southwest of Union.

The community was named after nearby Rock Camp Creek. [2]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 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. 536.