Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Rock is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Rock is located along West Virginia Route 71, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Montcalm. Rock has a post office with ZIP code 24747.[2]
The community most likely took its name from a large rock formation near the original town site.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 535.
