Welcome to Eagle Creek ...

Eagle Creek is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Eagle 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 Eagle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

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

Eagle Creek is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eagle Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Eagle Creek: (731)

Websites for Eagle Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bentoncountynet.com/

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

Communities Also Named Eagle Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Eagle Creek: This one is located in Benton County and the other is located in Overton County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 10 communities that are also named Eagle Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Kansas (2), Montana, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Eagle Creek ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Pigeon Roost
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Camden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Parsons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• New Johnsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
• Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Bruceton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
  • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <4>
• Lobelville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
  • Lobelville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <4>
• Hollow Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Rock
  • Hollow Rock is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollow Rock <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 Eagle Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Creek ...

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

Adding Eagle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eagle Creek post office opened in 1843.

We also found Eagle Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/