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RocklevelSee Rock Level.
Rockrace Branchrises in E Transylvania County and flows NE into Cascade Lake (Little River).
Rocks, Thea great seawall constructed by the U.S. government, 1879-85, to close off New Inlet between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River in S New Hanover County.
RockspringSee Rock Spring.
Rockstacka mountain on the Graham County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line.
Rockviewcommunity in N Buncombe County near the junction of Martin Creek and North Fork Ivey Creek. Alt. 2,394.
RockvilleSee Rockwell.
Rockwelltown in S Rowan County. Early travelers from Salisbury to Cheraw and Camden, S.C., enjoyed good water from a rock well there, hence the name. A post office est. there 1838 as Millville, changed to Rockville in 1839 and to Rockwell in 1872. Inc. 1911. Alt. 785.
Rocky BaldW Macon County between the head of Holloway Branch and Wine Spring Creek. Alt. 5,333.
Rocky Branchrises in S Chatham County and flows SE into Deep River.