Rocky Creek, Texas
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Rocky Creek is an unincorporated community in
Blanco County Blanco County (Spanish: "white", ) is a United States county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in Central Texas and its county seat is Johnson City. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,374. The county is named for ...
, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the
Handbook of Texas The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). History The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
, the community had a population of 20 in 2000.


History

The area in what is known as Rocky Creek today was first settled in the 1880s and goes by simply Rocky. It was named for a nearby creek. The community had a cemetery by 1880. A cemetery association was established in the community to help preserve and promote its maintenance in 1974. Its population was 20 in 2000 with several farms.


Geography

Rocky Creek is located on U.S. Highway 290, southwest of Johnson City in west-central Blanco County.


Education

The community's first school was built in the late 1880s. It was shown on county maps in the 1930s. When it closed, the building was restored and became Rocky Community Church. It then became a community center and was associated with a nearby school named Pleasant Hill, thus giving it the name Rocky-Pleasant Hill. Today, Rocky Creek is served by the Johnson City Independent School District.


References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Blanco County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas