Welcome to North Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about North Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added North Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with North Creek, please Contact Us.
North Creek would have been located within present day Phillips County<2>.
The location of North 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 North Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
A typical abbreviation for North Creek: N. Creek
While the community is gone, the present day location for North Creek is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where North Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
North Creek would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named North Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named North Creek - they are located in New York, Ohio, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Creek.
Communities near North Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Creek.
- Helena - West Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
- West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <5>
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <5>
- Friars Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Marvell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <5>
- Elaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
- Elaine is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <5>
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Lexa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Lexa is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <5>
- Moro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <5>
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 North Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North 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 North Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Creek. See our Newspapers Page for North Creek.
Adding North Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the North Creek post office opened in 1848.
We also found North Creek in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 North Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Phillips, 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 North Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |