Rock Oak, West Virginia

Rock Oak, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rock Oak is located in West Virginia
Rock Oak
Rock Oak
Rock Oak is located in the United States
Rock Oak
Rock Oak
Coordinates: 39°8′54″N 78°44′9″W / 39.14833°N 78.73583°W / 39.14833; -78.73583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHardy
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555502[1]

Rock Oak is an unincorporated community on North River in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. The Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon the community's name in 1973.

The community was named for the rock oak trees near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Oak, West Virginia
  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. 537.