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.
Rock Creek had a post office from the 1870s until 1959. [2]
The community is located at 39°14′45″N95°32′14″W / 39.24583°N 95.53722°W (39.2458313, -95.5371988), at an elevation of 1,099 feet (335 m). [1]
The community is served by Jefferson West USD 340 public school district.
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Oskaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,110.
Perry Lake is a US Army Corps of Engineers operated reservoir in northeast Kansas. Its primary purposes are flood control, water reserve for nearby areas and regional recreation. The lake is approximately 11,150 acres (45 km²) in size, with over 160 miles (260 km) of shoreline. Perry Lake's full multi-purpose pool elevation is 891.5 feet (271.7 m) above sea level. Perry Lake is located about 40 miles (64 km) west of Kansas City, just northwest of Lawrence, Kansas. Its close proximity to Kansas City, Lawrence, and the state capitol, Topeka, make it a very popular destination, with the nickname "Paradise on the Plains".
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K-92 is an approximately 44-mile-long (71 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-92's western terminus is at K-4 south of the community of Rock Creek, and the eastern terminus is a continuation as Missouri State Route 92 at the Missouri border by the City of Leavenworth. K-92 is co-designated as U.S. Route 59 (US-59) in Oskaloosa, K-16 from Oskaloosa to McLouth, and K-7 and US-73 in Leavenworth. The majority of the route passes through rural farmland and is almost entirely a two-lane roadway, except for the overlap with K-7 and US-73 and a portion of the US-59 overlap, which are four-lane.