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Welcome to Creechville ...

Creechville is located

Creechville is located in Ellis County<1>.


The location of Creechville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Creechville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Creechville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Creechville ...

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

  • Waxahachie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Corsicana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ennis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wilmer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <4>
  • Ferris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
    • Ferris is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <4>
  • Combine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
    • Combine is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
  • Palmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
  • Seven Points
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
    • Seven Points is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Points <4>
  • Kemp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <4>
  • Rice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <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 Creechville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creechville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creechville ...

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

Adding Creechville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Creechville post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creechville.

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

The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ellis, 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 Creechville - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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