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Welcome to Rock Creek ...

Rock Creek is located in Baker County<1>.

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.<2> 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 travel south from Rock Creek, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Rock Creek: 541 & 458<3>

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)
    • Baker City is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
    • 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 <4>
  • North Powder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Haines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sumpter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Bourne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bourne is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Auburn ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Auburn is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Cabell City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cabell City is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
  • Granite
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Granite is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. 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.