Welcome to Painter Creek ...

Painter Creek is located in Darke County<1>.

The location of Painter 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 Painter Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

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

Painter Creek is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Painter Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Painter Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Painter Creek ...

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

• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Trotwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <4>
• Piqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <4>
• Vandalia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Englewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <4>
• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Tipp City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <4>
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Brookville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Painter Creek ...

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

Adding Painter Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Painter 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 Painter Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Painter Creek post office opened in 1852.

We also found Painter Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/