Rockville

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Rockville

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From rock or Rock (a surname) + -ville.

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama.
  2. An unincorporated community in Solano County, California.
  3. A census-designated place and village in the town of Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut.
  4. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
  5. A town, the county seat of Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community and former city in Delaware County, Iowa.
  7. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland; named for nearby Rock Creek. Glenview Mansion is an elegant 1926 home included on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in the 153-acre Rockville Civic Center Park, it is the perfect location for weddings, private parties, mitzvahs, conferences, and many other special occasions. Every rental includes a customized se
  8. A city in Stearns County, Minnesota; named for granite rock formations on nearby streams.
  9. A city in Bates County, Missouri; named for local white sandstone quarries.
  10. A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
  11. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio; named for nearby quarries.
  12. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, location of the Rockville Bridge.
  13. A village in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.
  14. A town in Charleston County, South Carolina.
  15. A town in Washington County, Utah. The Rio Virgen, between Long Valley and the Mormon town of Rockville, runs through Parunuweap Canyon, which is often not more than 20 or 30 feet in width and is from 600 to 1,500 feet deep.
  16. An unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia; named for postmaster William Rock.
  17. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia; named for the area's rocky terrain.
  18. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  19. An unincorporated community in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
  20. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  21. A suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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Closest in meaning: montgomery county, rock run, rock creek, rockledge, montgomery city, gaithersburg, sandy spring, rock, red oak, oakland, ridgely, moco, frederick, conroe, rockwall, middleburg

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"Rockville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rockville. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Rockville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rockville.

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@misc{rockville_2026,
  title = {Rockville},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rockville},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}