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Rock Creek

Ghost town · Albany County, Wyoming

Cannonball Cut quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Cannonball Cut quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rock Creek is a ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming. It is one of 3 former communities in Albany County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rock Creek as a historical populated place on the Cannonball Cut topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.8416° N, 105.8661° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCannonball Cut
Elevation6,707 ft
Nearest living townRock River, WY
Distance to it9.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1597477
Coordinates41.84164, -105.86611

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What's there now

Rock Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock River, WY (population 254), about 9.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,707 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rock Creek?

Rock Creek is in Albany County, Wyoming, at 41.8416, -105.8661.

How many ghost towns are in Albany County?

Albany County, Wyoming has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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