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'''Rockville''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]].
'''Rockville''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], United States.


It was named for the rocky terrain.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morton|first1=Oren Frederic|last2=Cole|first2=J. R.|title=A History of Preston County, West Virginia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBIwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA238|year=1914|publisher=Journal Publishing Company|page=238}}</ref>
It was so named for the rocky terrain.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morton|first1=Oren Frederic|last2=Cole|first2=J. R.|title=A History of Preston County, West Virginia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBIwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA238|year=1914|publisher=Journal Publishing Company|page=238}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==


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{{Preston County, West Virginia}}
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia]]

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Rockville
Unincorporated community
Rockville is located in West Virginia
Rockville
Rockville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Rockville is located in the United States
Rockville
Rockville
Rockville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°37′17″N 79°42′17″W / 39.62139°N 79.70472°W / 39.62139; -79.70472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Elevation
[1]
1,339 ft (408 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code1555511[1]

Rockville is an unincorporated community located in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

It was so named for the rocky terrain.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockville, West Virginia
  2. ^ Morton, Oren Frederic; Cole, J. R. (1914). A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Journal Publishing Company. p. 238.


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