Welcome to Poplar Creek ...

Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Poplar Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Poplar Creek: (256) and (938)<3>

Communities Also Named Poplar Creek ...

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

• Decatur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
  • Former names for Decatur:
  • Albany
  • New Decatur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Athens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Limestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Trinity
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
• Rogersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
  • Former name for Rogersville:
  • Rodgersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Town Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• North Courtland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
  • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
• Courtland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
• Minor Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
  • Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
• Elkmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
  • Elkmont is located in Limestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkmont <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Creek ...

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

Adding Poplar Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poplar 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 Poplar Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Poplar Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/

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