RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Idaho >> Twin Falls County >> Rock CreekIndex...

Welcome to Rock Creek ...

Rock Creek is located in Twin Falls County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

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

Rock Creek is 4,100 feet [1,250 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rock Creek is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rock Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Area Codes for Rock Creek: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Rock Creek: This one is located in Twin Falls County and the other is located in Cassia County.

Beyond Idaho, 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, 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.

  • Twin Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kimberly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Filer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Filer is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <4>
  • Hansen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <4>
  • Hazelton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hollister
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hollister is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Murtaugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Artesian City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Artesian City is located in Cassia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City
  • Falls City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Falls City is located in Jerome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City

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 (so far) 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 1871. The Rock Creek post office closed in 1925.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Twin Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/