Rock Cave, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Rock Cave is an unincorporated community
in Upshur County
, West Virginia
, United States
. The town is located southwest of Buckhannon
at the junction of West Virginia Route 4 with County Routes
11/2 and 20/28.
Throughout the community's history, Rock Cave has been known as Bob Town, Centerville, and Centreville.
Rock Cave's public schools are operated by Upshur County Schools
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Upshur County
Upshur County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,404 people, 8,972 households, and 6,352 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 10,751 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The town is located southwest of Buckhannon
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,725 at the 2000 census. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival,...
at the junction of West Virginia Route 4 with County Routes
County highway
A county highway is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department...
11/2 and 20/28.
Throughout the community's history, Rock Cave has been known as Bob Town, Centerville, and Centreville.
Rock Cave's public schools are operated by Upshur County Schools
Upshur County Schools
Upshur County Schools is a school district in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.-Schools:*Union Elementary School is a rural elementary School located five miles east of the county seat of Buckhannon, West Virginia on the Heavner Grove Road. It is a WV School of Excellence.-External...
.