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Welcome to Mountain Creek ...

Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Creek: Mtn. Creek

Mountain Creek is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mountain Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mountain Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mountain Creek - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Creek.

Communities near Mountain Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Creek.

  • Prattville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Millbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
  • Clanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
    • Clanton is located in Chilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <3>
  • Wetumpka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorsby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coosada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Deatsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <3>
  • Rockford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Billingsley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mountain Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Creek ...

Looking for more information about Mountain Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mountain Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Creek.

Adding Mountain Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mountain Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mountain Creek post office opened in 1875.

We also found Mountain Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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