Welcome to Prairie Creek ...

Prairie Creek is located in Sebastian County<1>.

The location of Prairie Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

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

Prairie Creek is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Prairie Creek: (479)

Communities Also Named Prairie Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Prairie Creek: This one is located in Sebastian County and the other is located in Benton County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 7 communities that are also named Prairie Creek - they are located in Illinois (2), Indiana, Michigan, Oregon and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Prairie Creek ...

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

• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Poteau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <4>
• Barling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
• Pocola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <4>
• Waldron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <4>
• Heavener
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <4>
• Panama
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
• Mansfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Shady Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
  • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <4>
• Hackett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett
  • Hackett is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackett <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 Prairie Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Creek ...

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

Adding Prairie Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prairie 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 Prairie Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prairie Creek post office opened in 1907.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/