Welcome to Kings Creek ...

Kings Creek is located in Cherokee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Kings Creek was located in York County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kings Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

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

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

Kings Creek is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Kings Creek: (864)

Websites for Kings Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Kings Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Kings Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kings Creek ...

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

• Gastonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <3>
• Shelby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
• Gaffney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <3>
• Kings Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <3>
• York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
• Clover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <3>
• Bessemer City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <3>
• Boiling Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <3>
• Blacksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <3>
• Grover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Creek ...

Looking for more information about Kings 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kings Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kings Creek.

Adding Kings Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kings Creek post office opened in 1889.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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