Rocky Point
Unincorporated community
Rocky Point is located in Virginia
Rocky Point
Rocky Point
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Rocky Point is located in the United States
Rocky Point
Rocky Point
Rocky Point (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′46″N 79°36′42″W / 37.57944°N 79.61167°W / 37.57944; -79.61167
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBotetourt
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Rocky Point is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.[1]

History

Rocky Point was one of 38 post offices in Botetourt County in 1893, according to the Fincastle Herald.[2] By the early 20th century, Rocky Point was a small hamlet. Rocky Point's population was 15 in 1900,[3] 14 in 1909,[4] and 14 in 1925.[5]

Starting in 1918, the Librerty Lime and Stone Company began mining in Rocky Point. A spur line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad reached its terminus at the mine.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Point, Virginia
  2. ^ "Fincastle Herald 20 July 1893 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive". Retrieved January 16, 2024. The postal facilities of the county are unsurpassed in the State, it having 38 postoffices, as follows, viz.: County Seat—FINCASTLE, Amsterdam, Arch Mills, Baldwin Station, Bessemer, Blue Ridge Springs, Botetourt, Brugh's Mills, Buchanan, Cloverdale, Coyner's Springs, Dagger's, Daleville, Eagle Rock, Gala, Glen Wilton, Haymakertown, Houston Mines, ImlianRock,Tron Mound, Kyle, Lick Run, Lithia, Munford, Parr, Purgatory, Roaring Hun, Rocky Point, Salisbury Furnace, Salt Petre Cave, Silent Dell, Spring wood, Strom, Tinker Knob, Trinity, Troutville, Waskey's Mills, Zion's Hill.
  3. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 91.
  4. ^ Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book, part 2. Vol. 166. September 1909. p. 36.
  5. ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 276.
  6. ^ McClane, Debra Alderson (2007). Botetourt County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7385-4375-8.


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