Do you know of Town Creek ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Town Creek. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Town Creek.

We found mention of Town Creek as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Elko County, Nevada.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Town Creek ...

We found eight communities that share the name Town Creek.

Within Nevada, the name Town Creek is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Town Creek [Lawrence County].
  • Georgia
    • Gilmer County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Town Creek [Gilmer County].
    • Union County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Town Creek [Union County].
  • Maryland
    • Allegany County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Town Creek [Allegany County].
    • Saint Mary's County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Town Creek [Saint Mary's County].
  • North Carolina
    • Brunswick County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Town Creek [Brunswick County].
    • Wilson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Town Creek [Wilson County].
  • Tennessee
    • Claiborne County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Town Creek [Claiborne County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Town Creek ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Town Creek:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Town Creek.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 32/74800   (Place Name: Town Creek)

County: Elko     (FIPS State/County: 32/007)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Town Creek) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Elko County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Elko County.