Welcome to Georges Creek ...
Georges Creek is located Georges Creek is located in Somervell County<1>. The location of Georges 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 Georges Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876. A typical abbreviation for Georges Creek: Georges Crk. (or less commonly used: Georges Ck. or Georges Cr.) See our Genealogy Helper Page for Georges Creek for more information about variations on the name of Georges Creek. Georges Creek is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Georges Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Georges Creek is within the (254) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Georges Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky and Maryland. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Georges Creek. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Georges Creek. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Georges Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Georges Creek. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Georges 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 Georges Creek. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Georges Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Georges Creek. Looking for more information about Georges 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 Georges Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Georges Creek. We originally found mention of Georges 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 Georges Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Georges Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Georges Creek.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georges Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Somervell County: www.glenrose.org/glenrose/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Communities Also Named Georges Creek ...
Communities near Georges Creek ...
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(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georges Creek ...
Adding Georges Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Georges Creek post office opened in 1876.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Somervell, 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 Georges 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/