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Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rock Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rock Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Rock Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Rockcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek: Rock Crk. (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. or Rock Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Rock Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Pike County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Montgomery, Nevada & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Creek:
- Pike County (The home county of Rock Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Glenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caney Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Pike City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Mount Moriah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Langley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Murfreesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Antoine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Meyers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Rockwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Tokio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- McCaskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Doyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Blevins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bismarck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Euclid
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Umpire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dierks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Caddo Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Mazarn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Mount Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Cox Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Polk County
- Big Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Creek.
Cemeteries Near Rock Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rock Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bankston - Horn Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Kirby.
- Steller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Osborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Rock Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Lissie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lissie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
- Plata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Manfred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Hopper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mazarn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Point Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Creek.
Newspapers Published in Rock Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Creek, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rock Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rock Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |