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Rockholds
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Whitley
Elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	40759
GNIS feature ID	502166

Rockholds is an unincorporated community and coal town in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.

History

A post office has been open at Rockholds since 1838. The community's name most likely honors Thomas Rockhold, a pioneer merchant.

Municipalities and communities of Whitley County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Williamsburg

Cities	Corbin‡ Williamsburg

CDPs	Emlyn Pleasant View Rockholds

Other unincorporated communities	Carpenter Dixie Gatliff Goldbug Julip Lot Louden Coal Camp Lucky Mountain Ash Nevisdale Rain Red Ash Coal Camp Redbird Saxton Scuffletown Watts Creek Jellico Coal Company Wofford Woodbine Yaden

Ghost town	Packard

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county

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