Rock Cave, WV

Rock Cave is a census designated unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 319 residents. The town is located southwest of Buckhannon at the junction of West Virginia Route 4 with County Routes 11/2 and 20/28. Throughout the community's history, Rock Cave has been known as Bob Town, Centerville, and Centreville. In Rock Cave, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Rock Cave, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The community's name is a corruption of Rock Lava, which referred to rocks purportedly of volcanic origin unearthed near the town site.