Welcome to Hat Creek ...

Hat Creek is located in Campbell County<1>.

The location of Hat 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 Hat Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Hat Creek is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hat Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hat Creek is located in the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Hat Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hat Creek - they are located in California, South Dakota and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Hat Creek ...

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

• Appomattox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <4>
• Brookneal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <4>
• Charlotte Court House
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <4>
• Drakes Branch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <4>
• Pamplin City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
  • Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <4>
• Phenix
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Aspenwall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
  • Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
• Rough Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
  • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
• Spring Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
  • Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
• Gladys
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
  • Gladys is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladys <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 Hat Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hat Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hat Creek ...

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

Adding Hat Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hat 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 Hat Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/