Welcome to Rockville ...

Rockville is located in Clarke County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Rockville (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

Rockville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rockville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rockville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Rockville - they are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockville.

Communities near Rockville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockville.

Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
Grove Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
McIntosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- McIntosh is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
Carlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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- Carlton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <3>
Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Clarke County
Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Washington County
Prestwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
Gainestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gainestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
Walker Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Springs
- Walker Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker Springs <3>
Leroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Washington County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rockville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockville. See our Newspapers Page for Rockville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockville ...

Looking for more information about Rockville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rockville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockville.

Adding Rockville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rockville post office opened in 1839.

We also found Rockville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/