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>.

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.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Poplar Creek was located: 256 & 938<4>

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)
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
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Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
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Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
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Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
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Tuscumbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
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Moulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,201 people
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Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
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Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
Killen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Killen is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
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Saint Florian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- 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.

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 Poplar 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 Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Poplar Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Poplar Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.