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Welcome to Rockville ...

Rockville is located in Adams County<1>.

The pronunciation of Rockville: RAHK-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Rockville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Rockville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rockville: 937 & 326<4>

Communities Also Named Rockville ...

While we believe that this Rockville is located in Adams County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Rockville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Meigs, Muskingum and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 49 communities that are also named Rockville - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia, 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.

  • Portsmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • South Shore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rome is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Otway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Garrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Rome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rome is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Quincy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

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 (so far) for Rockville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Rockville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Rockville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.