Rocky Creek, Texas Explained

Official Name:Rocky Creek, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Rocky Creek
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Blanco
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1,355
Coordinates:30.2536°N -98.5269°W
Area Code:830
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1378976

Rocky Creek is an unincorporated community in Blanco County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, 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.[1]

Geography

Rocky Creek is located on U.S. Highway 290, 8miles southwest of Johnson City in west-central Blanco County.[1]

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.[1] Today, Rocky Creek is served by the Johnson City Independent School District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rocky Creek, TX. Jasinski. Laurie E.. 2005-12-09. tshaonline.org.