Welcome to Lost Creek ...

Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County<1>.

The location of Lost 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 Lost Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

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

Lost Creek is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lost Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lost Creek: (606)

The ZIP code for Lost Creek: 41348<4>

Communities Also Named Lost Creek ...

While we believe that this Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Lost Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence and Morgan County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 12 communities that are also named Lost Creek - they are located in Kansas, Montana (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lost Creek ...

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

• Hazard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <5>
• Jackson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Booneville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
• Buckhorn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <5>
• Hardshell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardshell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
  • Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
• Whick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
  • Whick is located in Breathitt County
• Wolverine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
• Chavies
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
  • Chavies is located in Perry County
• Chenowee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
  • Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
• Dice
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
  • Dice is located in Perry County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lost Creek ...

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

Adding Lost Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lost 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 Lost Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lost Creek post office opened in 1849.

We also found Lost Creek in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/