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Welcome to Rock Forge ...

Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Forge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Rock Forge is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock Forge: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Rock Forge ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Westover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Masontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Kingwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Star City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barrackville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 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 Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Forge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Forge ...

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

Adding Rock Forge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rock Forge post office opened in 1911. The Rock Forge post office closed in 1916.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Forge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Forge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Forge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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