Rockne, Texas

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Rockne, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockne,
July 2012
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Rockne
Coordinates: 29°59′45″N97°25′52″W / 29.99583°N 97.43111°W / 29.99583; -97.43111
Country United States
State Texas
County Bastrop
Elevation
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476 ft (145 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 512 & 737
GNIS feature ID1366735 [1]

Rockne is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 400 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

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Geography

Rockne is located at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 20 and 535, 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Bastrop, 20 mi (32 km) southwest of Smithville, 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Red Rock, and 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Rosanky in southwestern Bastrop County. [2]

Education

A school called St. Elizabeth's school opened in 1900 and was changed to Sacred Heart. Its students participated in naming the community in 1931. [3] Rockne is served by the Bastrop Independent School District. [4] Students in the Red Rock area attend Red Rock Elementary School, [5] Cedar Creek Intermediate School, Cedar Creek Middle School, and Cedar Creek High School. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockne, Texas
  2. ↑ "Rockne, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Mitchell Marks, Paula (June 1, 1995). "Rockne, TX". tshaonline.org.
  4. ↑ "District Boundary/Attendance Maps" (Archive). Bastrop Independent School District. Retrieved on January 23, 2017. "Cedar Creek feeder pattern: Cedar Creek High School, Cedar Creek Middle School, Cedar Creek Intermediate School, Cedar Creek Elementary,[...] and Red Rock Elementary."
  5. ↑ "Red Rock Elementary Attendance Boundary." Bastrop Independent School District. Retrieved on January 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bastrop ISD Attendance Boundaries." Bastrop Independent School District. Retrieved on January 23, 2017.

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