Welcome to Pikes Creek ...

Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The location of Pikes 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 Pikes Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Pikes Creek is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pikes Creek: (570)

Communities near Pikes Creek ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Kingston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Old Forge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Plymouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Exeter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Swoyersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <4>
• Duryea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
  • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <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 Pikes Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pikes Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pikes Creek ...

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

Adding Pikes Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pikes 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 Pikes Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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