Name: Rock Creek

 

County: Albany

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1055158W

Latitude: 415030N

 

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Elevation: 6709/2045

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Named after a nearby creek that enters Albany County in T-20 R-77 and flows generally north. The creek was named for its rocky bottom.  

Source: WPA

 

Rock Creek, a station after the name of a creek of that name here, at 622 mile-post, has a good station-house, saloon, wood and water house, O. C. Irwin the agent.

Source: Brown's Gazetteer

 

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Alternative Spellings: Rockcreek

 

History:

Rock Creek Post Office was established on  September 10, 1868 with Alexander C. Irwin as its first postmaster. It was discontinued on March 17, 1869 but re-established on September 13, 1876. On August 27, 1894 its name was changed to Rockcreek Post Office. It was discontinued on May 31, 1910 and its mail then handled by the Rock River Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Small town and postoffice in Albany County, on branch of Union Pacific Railroad, 6 miles from the main line. Principal industries, stockraising and mining Kaolin Clay.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Cannonball Cut

 

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