Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Rockville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Rockville in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rockville. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Rockville data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rockville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rockville was listed as Rockville Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rockville was listed as Rockville Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rockville was listed as Rockville Courthouse.

Maryland: Official Transportation Map (2003)
Published by the State Highway Administration

Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Maryland (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Rockville is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Rockville in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Rockville for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rockville. See our Misc Page for Rockville for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rockville: www.ci.rockville.md.us/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/