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Welcome to Blue Creek ...

Blue Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of Blue 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 Blue Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

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

Blue Creek is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Blue Creek: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Blue Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Blue Creek: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Tallapoosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 9 communities that are also named Blue Creek - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blue Creek ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Alabaster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
  • Bessemer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Pelham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
  • Helena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
  • Hueytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Creek ...

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

Adding Blue Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blue Creek post office opened in 1941.

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

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 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 Blue Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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