Place:Rock Cave, Upshur, West Virginia, United States

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NameRock Cave
Alt namesCentervillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS54016133
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates38.833°N 80.333°W
Located inUpshur, West Virginia, United States
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Rock Cave is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. 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.

The community's name is a corruption of Rock Lava, which referred to rocks purportedly of volcanic origin unearthed near the town site.

Rock Cave's public schools are operated by Upshur County Schools.

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