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Welcome to Rock Creek ...

Rock Creek is located in Hughes County<1>.

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

Rock Creek is 840 feet [256 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 ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, 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.

  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kiowa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
  • Savanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Calvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stuart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lamar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gerty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gerty is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Horntown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Horntown is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Atwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Hughes, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.