Rock Creek Center (Ghost Town)

Rock Creek Center had a post office from 1874 to 1902. At one time it was the location for the township school (K-12) which closed in 1966 (now the large equipment repair shop just west of the intersection).

The hamlet of Rock Creek Center was never platted, although it appears as a named place on the 1866 county map. As a central place in the township, it was a rather natural development to put core businesses and a post office in this location. At one time, in addition to the school, the hamlet had the post office, a Blacksmith, cobbler, tile mill, and Hardin’s General Store. Now all that is left of the school is a memorial monument in the yard of the equipment repair shop west of the intersection, a second repair shop south of the intersection and about 11 homes.

1. Huntington County Township School Timeline. Compiled by Keefer Center Staff.
2. Huntington County, Indiana History: Township by Township. 2004-2005. Jean Gernand.
3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2010. Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives
4. Combination Atlas Map of Huntington County, Indiana. 1879. Kingman Bros.
5. Huntington County. From the Atlas of Indiana. 1934. Published by W. W. Hixson and Co. Rockford, Illinois.