Welcome to Black Creek ...
Black Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for Black Creek: Black Crk. (or less commonly used: Black Ck. or Black Cr.)
Black Creek is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Black Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Black Creek: 205 & 659<3>
Communities Also Named Black Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Black Creek: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Etowah County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 19 communities that are also named Black Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Creek.
Communities near Black Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Creek.
- Birmingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <4>
- Hueytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gardendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <4>
- Fultondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
- Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <4>
- Midfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
- Midfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <4>
- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Black Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black 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 Black Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Black Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Creek ...
Looking for more information about Black 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 Black Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Creek.
Adding Black Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Black 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 Black Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Black Creek post office opened in 1877.
We also found Black Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Black Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Black Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |