Welcome to Rockview ...

Rockview is located in Buncombe County<1>.

The location of Rockview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Rockview is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rockview is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Rockview lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Rockview: (828)

Communities Also Named Rockview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rockview - they are located in Michigan and Missouri.

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

Communities near Rockview ...

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

• Asheville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Black Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Woodfin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Weaverville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Mars Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Burnsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Biltmore Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Montreat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>
• Old Fort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
• Marshall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>

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 Rockview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockview. 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 Rockview.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockview ...

Looking for more information about Rockview? 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 Rockview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockview.

Adding Rockview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockview 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 Rockview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rockview post office opened in 1890.

We also found Rockview in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/