Welcome to Spring Creek Settlement ...

So far, we found very little information about Spring Creek Settlement. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Spring Creek Settlement to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spring Creek Settlement, please Contact Us.

Spring Creek Settlement would have been located within present day McDonough County<2>.

The location of Spring Creek Settlement has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Spring Creek Settlement is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Spring Creek Settlement was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Spring Creek Settlement still existed, it would have been in the (309) area code.

Communities near Spring Creek Settlement ...

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

• Macomb
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Macomb is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <5>
• Bushnell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>
• Colchester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Colchester is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <5>
• La Harpe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Roseville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Stronghurst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
  • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <5>
• Avon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Blandinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandinsville
  • Blandinsville is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandinsville <5>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Industry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov