Rocky Point | |
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Coordinates: 37°34′46″N79°36′42″W / 37.57944°N 79.61167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Botetourt |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Rocky Point is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. [1]
Rocky Point was one of 38 post offices in Botetourt County in 1893, according to the Fincastle Herald. [2] By the early 20th century, Rocky Point was a small hamlet. Rocky Point's population was 15 in 1900, [3] 14 in 1909, [4] and 14 in 1925. [5]
Starting in 1918, the Librerty Lime and Stone Company began mining in Rocky Point. A spur line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reached its terminus at the mine. [6]
The postal facilities of the county are unsurpassed in the State, it having 38 postoffices, as follows, viz.: County Seat—FINCASTLE, Amsterdam, Arch Mills, Baldwin Station, Bessemer, Blue Ridge Springs, Botetourt, Brugh's Mills, Buchanan, Cloverdale, Coyner's Springs, Dagger's, Daleville, Eagle Rock, Gala, Glen Wilton, Haymakertown, Houston Mines, ImlianRock,Tron Mound, Kyle, Lick Run, Lithia, Munford, Parr, Purgatory, Roaring Hun, Rocky Point, Salisbury Furnace, Salt Petre Cave, Silent Dell, Spring wood, Strom, Tinker Knob, Trinity, Troutville, Waskey's Mills, Zion's Hill.