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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]

Not to be confused with Rockdale, West Virginia.
Rocksdale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rocksdale
Rocksdale
Coordinates: 38°50′41″N 81°13′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555509[1]

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 2012-04-25. 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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