Rock Creek, Kansas

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Rock Creek is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. [1] It lies along 110th Road near its intersection with K-4. K-4 used to run along Rock Creek Road and originally cut through Rock Creek, but years later the highway was widened and rebuilt just east of Rock Creek.

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History

Rock Creek had a post office from the 1870s until 1959. [2]

Geography

The community is located at 39°14′45″N95°32′14″W / 39.24583°N 95.53722°W / 39.24583; -95.53722 (39.2458313, -95.5371988), at an elevation of 1,099 feet (335 m). [1]

Education

The community is served by Jefferson West USD 340 public school district.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rock Creek, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

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