Rock Creek,
Gilliam County, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Rock Creek is located in Oregon
Rock Creek
Rock Creek
Rock Creek is located in the United States
Rock Creek
Rock Creek
Coordinates: 45°34′21″N 120°17′50″W / 45.57250°N 120.29722°W / 45.57250; -120.29722
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyGilliam
Elevation
[1]
715 ft (218 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1126141[1]

Rock Creek is an unincorporated community in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along Rock Creek Lane in the northern part of the county, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Arlington.[2]

A post office at Rock Creek was established along Rock Creek on June 3, 1872. Alexander Smith was the first postmaster, and James R. Alfrey was the second postmaster. The Rock Creek office closed on March 11, 1874, and an office opened on October 27 of that year in nearby Olex. This second office used Smith's first name, shortened to Alex, but misspelled as Olex.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Creek, Gilliam County, Oregon
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 817. ISBN 978-0875952772.


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