Welcome to Rock Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Rock Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rock Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rock Creek, please Contact Us.

Rock Creek would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.

The location of Rock Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek: Rock Crk. (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. or Rock Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rock Creek is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rock Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rock Creek would have been located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Rock Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Rock Creek: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Pulaski County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 52 communities that are also named Rock Creek - they are located in Alabama (4), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (4), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Creek.

Communities near Rock Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Creek.

• Murfreesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <5>
• Mount Ida
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <5>
• Amity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Amity is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
• Norman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
• Delight
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Delight is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delight <5>
• Daisy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Antoine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
  • Antoine is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
• Black Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
  • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Salem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Pike County
• Caddo Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Gap
  • Caddo Gap is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Gap <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rock Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Creek.

Adding Rock Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rock Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rock Creek post office opened in 1868.

We also found Rock Creek on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/