Rock Camp, West Virginia
View along U.S. Route 219 in Rock Camp in 2022
View along U.S. Route 219 in Rock Camp in 2022
Rock Camp, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Rock Camp, West Virginia
Rock Camp, West Virginia
Rock Camp, West Virginia is located in the United States
Rock Camp, West Virginia
Rock Camp, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°29′53″N 80°36′24″W / 37.49806°N 80.60667°W / 37.49806; -80.60667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMonroe
Elevation
1,818 ft (554 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555497[1]

Rock Camp is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Rock Camp is located on U.S. Route 219, northeast of Peterstown and southwest of Union.

The community was named after nearby Rock Camp Creek.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 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. 536.


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