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Welcome to Rock Creek Junction ...

Rock Creek Junction is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

Rock Creek Junction is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock Creek Junction: 816 & 975<3>

Communities near Rock Creek Junction ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Overland Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kansas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lee's Summit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Shawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Blue Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenexa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
  • Leawood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Creek Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Creek Junction. 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 Junction.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Creek Junction ...

Looking for more information about Rock Creek Junction? 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 Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Creek Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Creek Junction - 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Creek Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Creek Junction 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.