Rock Creek is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Rock Creek Township,
Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Oskaloosa. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 18,368. The county was named after Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president ...
, United States.
It is located along 110th Road near its intersection with
K-4.
History
Rock Creek was established in 1857 and by the 1870s became a stop on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at vario ...
. In 1872, a post office was established. The town continued to grow and by 1910 had a few general stores and a telegraph office. In 1927,
K-4 was established and went through the town along Rock Creek Road. In 1959 the post office closed and in the 1960s
K-4 was re-routed to the east of Rock Creek. Finally, by 1996 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had ceased operations and pulled up the tracks that used to run through the community.
Education
The community is served by
Jefferson West USD 340 public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Jefferson County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Kansas
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