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History · Rockvale

Rockvale’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Rockvale. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Rockvale is a statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 487 to 511 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rockvale yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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David PackardDavid PackardPueblo · 31 miJon WattsJon WattsFountain · 34 miConnie SawyerConnie SawyerPueblo · 31 miBBBill ButlerCripple Creek · 26 miDonald Howard MenzelDonald Howard MenzelFlorence · 4 miDaniel KellyDaniel KellyPueblo · 31 mi
By decade

Rockvale, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Rockvale, ColoradoCommonsRockvale, Colorado2018
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Rockvale is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Rockvale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Florence High School in Florence, 3 miles away.

Rockvale and the nearest listed places

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Florence High SchoolDowntown Florence Historic DistrictUS Post Office-Florence MainMain Street BridgeSouth Canon High SchoolHoly Cross Abbey

Closest to Rockvale

Florence High SchoolFlorence · Building3miDowntown Florence Historic DistrictFlorence · District3.1miUS Post Office-Florence MainFlorence · Building3.1miMain Street BridgeFlorence · Concrete filled spandrel arch3.2miSouth Canon High SchoolCañon City · Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Florence High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Rockvale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Rockvale’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Coal Creek📜 Williamsburg📜 Florence📜 Brookside

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