Rosbys Rock
Rosbys Rock is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after Roseby Carr, who with his son led two railroad construction crews that met on December 24, 1852 and thereby connected the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to the Ohio River near a huge sandstone boulder near the original town site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Rosbbys Rock”, “Rosbys Rock, West Virginia”, “Rosbys Rock, WV”, “Rosbysrock”, “Roseby Rock”, and “Rosebys Rock”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Easton and Lynn Camp.
Glen Easton
Hamlet
Glen Easton is an unincorporated community in southern Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the city of Moundsville, the county seat of Marshall County. Glen Easton is situated 3½ miles east of Rosbys Rock.
Lynn Camp
Hamlet
Lynn Camp is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. Lynn Camp is situated 5 miles south of Rosbys Rock.
Knoxville
Hamlet
Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The community is named after William Knox, the proprietor of a local mill. Knoxville is situated 5 miles northeast of Rosbys Rock.
Rosbys Rock
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Marshall, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.84147° or 39° 50′ 29″ northLongitude
-80.71203° or 80° 42′ 43″ westElevation
778 feet (237 metres)Open location code
86FXR7RQ+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 153862225OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Rosbys Rock” goes by many names.
- French: “Rosbys Rock”
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Explore places such as Grave Creek and Bartlett.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rosbys Rock Methodist Church and Cecil Ridge Cemetery.
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