Welcome to Warm Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Warm Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Warm Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Warm Creek, please Contact Us.
Warm Creek would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Warm 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 Warm Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
A typical abbreviation for Warm Creek: Warm Crk. (or less commonly used: Warm Ck. or Warm Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Warm Creek is 5,610 feet [1,710 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Warm Creek is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Warm Creek was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Warm Creek still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities near Warm Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warm Creek.
- Wood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Spruce ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Sprucemont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
- Hogan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
- Deeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <5>
- Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Lamoille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <5>
- Holborn ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Warm Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warm Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warm 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 Warm Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warm Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Warm Creek.
Adding Warm Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Warm 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 Warm Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Warm Creek post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Warm Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Warm Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warm Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |