Rockvale, Montana

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Rockvale, Montana
Rockvale is located in Montana
Rockvale
Rockvale
Coordinates: 45°31′21″N 108°51′42″W / 45.52250°N 108.86167°W / 45.52250; -108.86167Coordinates: 45°31′21″N 108°51′42″W / 45.52250°N 108.86167°W / 45.52250; -108.86167
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyCarbon
Elevation
3,480 ft (1,060 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • TotalN\A
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59041
Area code(s)406
GNIS feature ID775868[2]

Rockvale is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is currently the site of a bar and casino, and some homes. Little remains of the original town site except the nearby cemetery.

It at the intersection of U.S. Route 212 and Montana Secondary Highway 310. Rock Creek runs south of town.

History[]

Rockvale's post office was established on May 12, 1894, with Orren Clawson as its first postmaster. The post office closed on April 30, 1914.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockvale, Montana
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. ^ Lutz, Dennis J (1986). Montana Post Offices & Postmasters.


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