Welcome to Yellow Creek ...

Yellow Creek is located in Dickson County<1>.

The location of Yellow 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 Yellow Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

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

Yellow Creek is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Yellow Creek ...

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

Beyond Tennessee, there are 10 communities that are also named Yellow Creek - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Yellow Creek ...

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

• Oakridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
• Dickson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Dickson is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
• Brownsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
• Pigeon Roost
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 west)
  • 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>
• White Bluff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
  • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <4>
• McEwen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
• Charlotte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
• Burns
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <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 Yellow Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Creek ...

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

Adding Yellow Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yellow Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yellow Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yellow Creek post office opened in 1818.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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