Rock Creek, Adams County, Illinois

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Rock Creek, Illinois
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Rock Creek, Illinois
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Rock Creek, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°02′45″N91°23′59″W / 40.04583°N 91.39972°W / 40.04583; -91.39972 Coordinates: 40°02′45″N91°23′59″W / 40.04583°N 91.39972°W / 40.04583; -91.39972
Country United States
State Illinois
County Adams
Elevation
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489 ft (149 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID423125 [1]

Rock Creek is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois, United States. Rock Creek is near the confluence of the stream Rock Creek and Ursa Creek on the edge of the Mississippi River floodplain approximately 7.5 miles north of Quincy and five miles east of La Grange, Missouri. [1]

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