Rockcastle Creek

Rockcastle Creek
Rockcastle Creek is located in West Virginia
Rockcastle Creek
EtymologyCastle Rock
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
37°34′56″N 81°32′18″W / 37.58222°N 81.53833°W / 37.58222; -81.53833

Rockcastle Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Rockcastle Creek takes its name from a nearby rock formation, Castle Rock.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockcastle Creek
  2. ^ 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. 538.


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