Welcome to Rock Camp ...

Rock Camp is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Camp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Rock Camp is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rock Camp: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Rock Camp ...

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

Communities near Rock Camp ...

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

• Pearisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Narrows
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
• Ronceverte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Alderson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Pembroke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Rich Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>
• Peterstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Glen Lyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Lyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
  • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Camp ...

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

Adding Rock Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Camp 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 Rock Camp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rock Camp post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Camp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/