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Welcome to Rock Creek ...

Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

Rock Creek is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rock Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rock Creek: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Rock Creek: This one is located in Fairfield County and the other is located in Greenwood County.

Beyond South Carolina, 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, Oregon (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (4), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Creek.

Websites for Rock Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rock Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rock Creek ...

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

  • Newberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chapin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
  • Whitmire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosperity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pomaria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Peak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
  • Jenkinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. 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.