Welcome to Valley Creek ...

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

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

Valley Creek would have been located within present day Stephenson County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Valley Creek is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Valley Creek still existed, it would have been in the (815) and (779)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Valley Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Valley Creek - they are located in Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Valley Creek ...

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

• Freeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <6>
• Winnebago
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <6>
• Mount Morris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <6>
• Lena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• Polo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <6>
• Pecatonica
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
  • Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <6>
• Durand
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <6>
• Forreston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <6>
• Lanark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <6>

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

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

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

Adding Valley Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valley Creek was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/

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