Rockvale, MT

Rockvale is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census counted 193 residents. As of 2024, it is the site of a bar, a casino, and some homes. Little remains of the original town site except a nearby cemetery. A newcomer can read Rockvale through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Rockvale comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Rockvale lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 212 and Montana Secondary Highway 310. Rockvale post office was established on May 12, 1894, with Orren Clawson as its first postmaster. The post office closed on April 30, 1914.