Welcome to Poplar Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Poplar Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Poplar Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Poplar Creek, please Contact Us.

Poplar Creek would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.

The location of Poplar Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Poplar Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Poplar Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Poplar Creek still existed, it would have been in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Poplar Creek ...

While we believe that this Poplar Creek is located in Colbert County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Poplar Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence and Limestone County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 6 communities that are also named Poplar Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Poplar Creek ...

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

• Florence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
• Muscle Shoals
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <6>
• Russellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <6>
• Sheffield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <6>
• Tuscumbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
  • Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <6>
• Moulton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
  • Moulton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <6>
• Town Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <6>
• Littleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Killen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <6>
• Saint Florian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

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