Welcome to Rockland ...

Rockland is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Rockland, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rockland is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rockland: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Rockland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Rockland: This one is located in Greenbrier County and the other is located in Hardy County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 34 communities that are also named Rockland - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rockland ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Alderson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Rupert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Fairlea
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlea
  • Fairlea is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlea <5>
• Caldwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <5>
• Hillsdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
• Wolfcreek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
• Hollywood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Monroe County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockland ...

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

Adding Rockland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockland 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 Rockland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rockland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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