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Welcome to Bullock Creek ...

Bullock Creek is located in York County<1>.


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

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

Bullock Creek is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bullock Creek is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

Websites for Bullock Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorkcountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Bullock Creek ...

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

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

Communities near Bullock Creek ...

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

  • York
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blacksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pacolet Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lockhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bullock Creek ...

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

Adding Bullock Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bullock Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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