Welcome to Indian Creek ...

Indian Creek is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Indian Creek is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

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

Indian Creek is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Indian Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Indian Creek: This one is located in Brown County and the other is located in Smith County.

Beyond Texas, there are 29 communities that are also named Indian Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Indian Creek ...

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

• Brownwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Brownwood is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <4>
• Early
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <4>
• Bangs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Bangs is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
• Richland Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
  • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <4>
• Mullin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullin
  • Mullin is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullin <4>
• Keys Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
  • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Mills County
• Ebony ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Ebony is located in Mills County
• Brookesmith
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookesmith
  • Brookesmith is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookesmith <4>
• Holt ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Holt is located in San Saba County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Creek ...

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

Adding Indian Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indian Creek post office opened in 1876.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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