Welcome to Rock Creek ...

Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

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

Rock Creek is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rock Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rock Creek ...

While we believe that this Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 5 Kansas communities named Rock Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lyon, Miami, Morris, Shawnee and Wabaunsee County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 52 communities that are also named Rock Creek - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, 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.

• Topeka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
• Holton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <3>
• Silver Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
• Valley Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <3>
• Oskaloosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
• Perry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
• McLouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <3>
• Meriden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <3>
• Lecompton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
  • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <3>
• Hoyt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Creek ...

Looking for more information about Rock Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rock Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Creek.

Adding Rock Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<5>

From that list, the Rock Creek post office opened in 1872.

We also found Rock Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/