266 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Rockville; city in Tolland County, Connecticut, .so named because of the rock for- 
mation of the hills upon which the city is built. 
Rockville; city in Parke County, Indiana, so named because of large bowlders in 
the neighborhood. 
Rockville; village in Allegany County, New York, so named on account of a quarry 
in the vicinity. 
Rockwall; county in Texas, so named on account of an underground wall. 
Rodeo; town in Contra Costa County, California. A Spanish name signifying the 
market place where horned cattle are exhibited for sale. 
Rodman; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Daniel Rodman, of 
Hudson. 
Rodney; town in Jefferson County, Mississippi, named for Judge Rodney, of the 
State. 
Roger Mills; county in Oklahoma, named for Roger Q. Mills, senator from Texas. 
Rogers; mountain in Tennessee, named for William B. Rogers, the geologist. 
Rogue; river in Oregon, named for the Tototins, an Indian tribe of nefarious habits, 
who were termed Coquins by the French and Rogues by the English. 
Rohnerville; town in Humboldt County, California, named for Henry Rohner, an 
early settler. 
Rolesville; town in Wake County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident. 
Rolette; county in North Dakota, named for the Hon. Joseph Rolette, an early 
settler of Red River Valley. 
Rolfe; town in Pocahontas County, Iowa, said by some authorities to be named for 
the young Englishman who married Pocahontas, but by others for the man 
who previously owned the town site. 
Rolla; township and city in Phelps County, Missouri. A corruption of Raleigh, 
being named from the city in North Carolina. 
Rollinsford; town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, named for a resident 
family. 
Rollinsville; town in Gilpin County, Colorado, named for John Q. A. Rollins. 
Rome; cities in Floyd County, Georgia, and Oneida County, New York^and twenty 
other places, the name being transferred from the city in Italy. 
Romeo; village in Macomb County, Michigan, named for the character of Shake- 
speare's tragedy. 
Romulus; towns in Wayne County, Michigan, and Seneca County, New York, 
named for the founder of Rome. 
Rondout; creek in Ulster County, New York, the name being a corruption of 
" redoubt," a fortification built upon the stream by the early Dutch. 
Roodhouse; city in Greene County, Illinois, named for John Roodhouse, its founder. 
Rooks; county in Kansas, named for John C. Rooks, member of Company I, Elev- 
enth Kansas. 
Roosevelt; county in New Mexico, named for President Theodore Roosevelt, 
Root; town in Montgomery County, New York, named for Erastus Root, of Dela- 
ware County. 
Roscoe; town in Coshocton County, Ohio, named for William Roscoe, the English 
historian. 
Roscommon; county in Michigan, named from the county in Ireland. 
Rose; town in Wayne County, New York, named for Robert L. Rose, of Geneva. 
Roseau; county, river, and lake in Minnesota, retaining the early French name, 
meaning a reed or rush, referring to the abundance of a very coarse reed grass. 
Rosebroom; town in Otsego County, New York, named for Abraham .Rosebroom, 
one of the earliest settlers. 
Rosebud; county and river in Montana, so named because of the profusion of wild 
roses in the vicinity. 
