Welcome to Alder Creek ...

Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County<1>.

The location of Alder Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alder Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Alder Creek: Alder Crk. (or less commonly used: Alder Ck. or Alder Cr.)

Alder Creek is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alder Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Alder Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Alder Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho, New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near Alder Creek ...

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

• Sacramento
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Elk Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <4>
• Roseville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Citrus Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
• Folsom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
  • Folsom has also been known as:
  • Folsom City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Rancho Cordova
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
• Rocklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <4>
• West Sacramento
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <4>
• Lincoln
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>

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 Alder Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alder Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alder 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 Alder Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alder Creek ...

Looking for more information about Alder 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 Alder Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alder Creek.

Adding Alder Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alder 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 Alder Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/