Rockne, Texas

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockne, Texas

Rockne is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It was named after Knute Rockne. In 1931, the children of Sacred Heart School were given the opportunity to name their town. A vote was taken, with the children electing to name the town after Rockne, who had died in a plane crash earlier that year. On March 10, 1988, Rockne opened its post office for one day, during which a Knute Rockne twenty-two-cent commemorative stamp was issued. A life size bust of Rockne was unveiled on March 4, 2006 and sits in front of the Rockne Museum..

Schools

Rockne is served by the Bastrop Independent School District.

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Municipalities and communities of Bastrop County, Texas, United States

County seat: Bastrop

Cities	Bastrop Elgin‡ Mustang Ridge‡ Smithville

CDPs	Camp Swift Circle D-KC Estates McDade Wyldwood

Other unincorporated communities	Alum Creek Bateman Butler Cedar Creek Clearwater Colorado Flower Hill Humble Camp Jeddo Jorden Kovar Paige Pettytown‡ Pin Oak Phelan Red Rock Rockne Rosanky Salem Sayersville String Prairie Togo Utley Upton Watterson Willman

Ghost towns	Grassyville McDuff

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 29°59′45″N 97°25′52″W / 29.99583°N 97.43111°W / 29.99583; -97.43111

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