Welcome to Coles Creek ...

Coles Creek is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Coles 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 Coles Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Coles Creek for more information about variations on the name of Coles Creek.

Coles Creek is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Coles Creek is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Coles Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coles Creek - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Coles Creek ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Nanticoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Harveys Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
• Nescopeck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
  • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <4>
• Millville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Millville is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <4>
• Shickshinny
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shickshinny
  • Shickshinny is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shickshinny <4>
• Benton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Briar Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
  • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
• Dushore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dushore
  • Dushore is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dushore <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 Coles Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coles Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coles Creek ...

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

Adding Coles Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coles 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 Coles Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Coles Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/