Rockville, Virginia
Encyclopedia
Rockville is an unincorporated community
in Hanover County
in the Central Region of the U.S. state
of Virginia
. Rockville was named after early 19th century postmaster, William Rock. Prior to the name "Rockville," the community was named "Dentonsville," after postmaster Allen Denton, the descendent of colonial settler Thomas Denton, whose tavern ("Denton's Tavern") exists today as a private residence. When Allen Denton sold the tavern to William Rock, the name of the community also changed to reflect the new postmaster. The community formerly consisted primarily of farmland. Today many Rockville residents commute to jobs in Richmond
. Additional information on the early history of Rockville is available from Gary L. Denton, Attorney at Law, 14453 Riverside Drive, Ashland, VA 23005.
Some of the few stores in Rockville is the "Rockville Market" (which sells american foods like hamburgers and hot dogs, but also sells sandwiches), "Expressway Food Mart" (found at the intersection of Pouncey Tract and Ashland road, more commonly called Hylas), and "Community Cuts" (found in the same building of the Grayson Johnson law office). Another business known as Fantasy Designs is located in Hylas, Fantasy Designs is a small body shop that does cosmetic car repair.
While most of the land in the area is still farmland, many of the farms are being sold to developers, and suburban developments are coming in. The largest example of this is Carrington Glen, a very large development of new homes going into what was previously a large farm. Other large neighborhoods in the area include Shop Creek and Willoughby.
The local library has recently been renovated, and has nearly doubled in size, thanks to area resident J. Harwood Cochrane, retired founder of Overnight Transportation. The library has changed its name in his honor from the Rockville Library to the Cochrane Rockville Library. The library is in the Pamunkey Library System.
Rockville has a variety of recreational sports for children. There is a soccer and baseball
field area at the Rockville School Park. There is also a gym and an outdoor pool
at the Rockville Center(a private club). Rockville has its own soccer, baseball and swim teams.
Rockville has several civic associations (i.e.: the Rockville Ruritans and the West Hanover Garden Club, Friends of the Rockville Library) and is home to the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary and the Southern Baptist Convention's International Learning Center (formerly known as the Missionary Learning Center http://www.imb.org/main/page.asp?StoryID=4483&LanguageID=1709).
Rockville is located in the Hanover County Public Schools school district and many of the children who live here go to South Anna Elementary School. Children in the Rockville area then go to Liberty Middle School and Patrick Henry High School, which are located adjacently on State Route 54
west of Ashland
.
Unincorporated area
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in Hanover County
Hanover County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...
in the Central Region of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Rockville was named after early 19th century postmaster, William Rock. Prior to the name "Rockville," the community was named "Dentonsville," after postmaster Allen Denton, the descendent of colonial settler Thomas Denton, whose tavern ("Denton's Tavern") exists today as a private residence. When Allen Denton sold the tavern to William Rock, the name of the community also changed to reflect the new postmaster. The community formerly consisted primarily of farmland. Today many Rockville residents commute to jobs in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
. Additional information on the early history of Rockville is available from Gary L. Denton, Attorney at Law, 14453 Riverside Drive, Ashland, VA 23005.
Some of the few stores in Rockville is the "Rockville Market" (which sells american foods like hamburgers and hot dogs, but also sells sandwiches), "Expressway Food Mart" (found at the intersection of Pouncey Tract and Ashland road, more commonly called Hylas), and "Community Cuts" (found in the same building of the Grayson Johnson law office). Another business known as Fantasy Designs is located in Hylas, Fantasy Designs is a small body shop that does cosmetic car repair.
While most of the land in the area is still farmland, many of the farms are being sold to developers, and suburban developments are coming in. The largest example of this is Carrington Glen, a very large development of new homes going into what was previously a large farm. Other large neighborhoods in the area include Shop Creek and Willoughby.
The local library has recently been renovated, and has nearly doubled in size, thanks to area resident J. Harwood Cochrane, retired founder of Overnight Transportation. The library has changed its name in his honor from the Rockville Library to the Cochrane Rockville Library. The library is in the Pamunkey Library System.
Rockville has a variety of recreational sports for children. There is a soccer and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
field area at the Rockville School Park. There is also a gym and an outdoor pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
at the Rockville Center(a private club). Rockville has its own soccer, baseball and swim teams.
Rockville has several civic associations (i.e.: the Rockville Ruritans and the West Hanover Garden Club, Friends of the Rockville Library) and is home to the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary and the Southern Baptist Convention's International Learning Center (formerly known as the Missionary Learning Center http://www.imb.org/main/page.asp?StoryID=4483&LanguageID=1709).
Rockville is located in the Hanover County Public Schools school district and many of the children who live here go to South Anna Elementary School. Children in the Rockville area then go to Liberty Middle School and Patrick Henry High School, which are located adjacently on State Route 54
Virginia State Route 54
Virginia State Route 54 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Patrick Henry Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 33 in Montpelier east to US 301 and SR 2 in Hanover Courthouse...
west of Ashland
Ashland, Virginia
Originally known as Slash Cottage, Ashland is located on the Old Washington Highway U.S. Route One and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a busy north-south route now owned by CSX Transportation...
.