Rocksdale, West Virginia

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Rocksdale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Rocksdale
Coordinates: 38°50′41″N81°13′05″W / 38.84472°N 81.21806°W / 38.84472; -81.21806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555509 [1]

Rocksdale 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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocksdale, West Virginia
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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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