Welcome to Rock Creek ...

Rock Creek is located in Baker County<1>.

The location of Rock Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rock Creek was established in 1903.

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

Rock Creek is 3,720 feet [1,134 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rock Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rock Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Rock Creek and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Rock Creek: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Rock Creek ...

While we believe that this Rock Creek is located in Baker County, we know of another 2 Oregon communities named Rock Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Gilliam and Linn County.

Beyond Oregon, 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, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

• Baker City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <5>
• North Powder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
  • North Powder is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <5>
• Haines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
  • Haines is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <5>
• Sumpter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <5>
• Hutchinson ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Bourne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Bourne is located in Baker County
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Cabell City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
  • Cabell City is located in Grant County
• Granite
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Granite is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people

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.

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 Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/