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Welcome to Rockville ...

Rockville is located in Malheur County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Rockville is 3,950 feet [1,204 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rockville is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Area codes for Rockville: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Rockville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (4), Ontario (2), 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.

  • Jordan Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
    • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <5>
  • Riverside
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Canyon County (ID)
  • De Lamar ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
    • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County (ID)
  • Marsing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsing
    • Marsing is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsing <5>
  • Homedale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homedale
    • Homedale is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homedale <5>
  • Walters Ferry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
    • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County (ID)
  • Silver City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danner ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner
    • Danner is located in Malheur County
  • Huston
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston
    • Huston is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huston <5>
  • Murphy
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>

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 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockville.

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 Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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