Welcome to Mud Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Mud Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mud Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mud Creek, please Contact Us.
Mud Creek would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
The location of Mud Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mud Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
A typical abbreviation for Mud Creek: Mud Crk. (or less commonly used: Mud Ck. or Mud Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mud Creek is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mud Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Mud Creek (for example, toward Trenton (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Mud Creek once stood is in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Mud Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Mud Creek: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Jefferson County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 7 communities that are also named Mud Creek - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee (2) and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mud Creek.
Communities near Mud Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mud Creek.
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
- Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <6>
- Stevenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Stevenson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <6>
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <6>
- Huntland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Huntland is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntland <6>
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Gurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <6>
- Section
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
- Section is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Section <6>
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <6>
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <6>
- Hytop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Mud Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mud Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mud 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 Mud Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mud Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Mud Creek.
Adding Mud Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mud 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 Mud Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Mud Creek post office opened in 1888.
We also found Mud Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mud Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mud Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mud Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |