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Welcome to Three Creeks ...

Three Creeks is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Three Creeks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Three Creeks is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Three Creeks: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Three Creeks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Three Creeks - they are located in Alberta, Missouri and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Creeks.

Communities near Three Creeks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Three Creeks.

  • El Dorado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Haynesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Smackover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Norphlet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Emerson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Emerson is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Spearsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lillie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <4>
  • Scotland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotland is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Creeks ...

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

Adding Three Creeks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Three Creeks 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 (so far) for Three Creeks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Three Creeks post office opened in 1851. The Three Creeks post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Three Creeks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Creeks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Three Creeks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Three Creeks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/