Rockne, Texas

Rockne is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 400 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

Rockne, Texas
Unincorporated community
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockne, July 2012
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Coordinates: 29°59′45″N 97°25′52″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bastrop
Elevation [1]	476 ft (145 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	512 & 737
GNIS feature ID	1366735[1]

Geography

Rockne is located at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 20 and 535, 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Bastrop, 20 mi (32 km) southwest of Smithville, 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Red Rock, and 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Rosanky in southwestern Bastrop County.^[2]

Education

A school called St. Elizabeth's school opened in 1900 and was changed to Sacred Heart. Its students participated in naming the community in 1931.^[3] Rockne is served by the Bastrop Independent School District.^[4] Students in the Red Rock area attend Red Rock Elementary School,^[5] Cedar Creek Intermediate School, Cedar Creek Middle School, and Cedar Creek High School.^[6]

See also

• Texas portal

• List of unincorporated communities in Texas