Rocksdale, West Virginia
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.
The community takes its name from a rock formation near the site.
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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