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Village · Sherman County · Population 89 (2020 census) · ZIP 68871 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 241 (1930)

About Rockville

Rockville is a village of 89 people (2020) in southeastern Sherman County, at about 1,978 feet beside Rock Creek. NE 58 runs through the village, northwest to Loup City and east to Boelus and Dannebrog, and NE 68 begins here and runs south to Ravenna. Rockville has a village office, a fire district and churches; schools and services are in nearby towns. Rockville is on Central Time.

History

Rockville was platted in 1886 when the Union Pacific extended its Loup City branch, and was named for Rock Creek, whose bed is full of limestone. In 1890 it was a station of about 100 people with Methodist Episcopal and Congregational churches. The early 1900s brought the Rockville State Bank and a town band, organized in 1912 and for years the only band in Sherman County. The village reached 241 people in 1930. A tornado damaged the east edge of town in April 2024.

Highways and trails through Rockville

Route	One way	Other way
NE 58Through the village	Northwest to Loup City	East to Boelus and Dannebrog
NE 68Begins here	South to Ravenna and NE 2	Ends at NE 58

Nearby towns

Boelus	about 7 mi east-southeast	NE 58
Ravenna	about 8 mi southwest	NE 68
Ashton	about 9 mi north-northeast	County roads
Farwell	about 13 mi east-northeast	County roads
Hazard	about 13 mi west	NE 68 and NE 2
Loup City	about 13 mi north-northwest	NE 58
Dannebrog	about 15 mi east	NE 58
Litchfield	about 17 mi west	NE 68 and NE 2
Grand Island	about 29 mi east-southeast	NE 2

Things to see

Boelus, about 7 miles east-southeast · Ashton, about 9 miles north-northeast

Schools and health care

Schools: No school in the village; nearby districts include Ravenna and Loup City

Health care: Nearest clinic: VCHS Medical Clinic – Loup City, 130 N. 6th St., (308) 745-0324, about 13 mi; hospitals in Grand Island and St. Paul

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Nebraska Who's Who (1940) county history; 1890–91 Nebraska State Gazetteer; NEGenWeb Sherman County (place names, after Fitzpatrick and Perkey); Sherman County and City of Loup City; History Nebraska (markers); National Register listings; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Nebraska Game and Parks; NEBRASKAland; Valley County Health System; SchoolDigger; Nebraska Secretary of State; KOLN 10/11; Fox Nebraska; Rural Radio Network. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.