Welcome to Salt Creek ...
Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Salt Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for Salt Creek: Salt Crk. (or less commonly used: Salt Ck. or Salt Cr.)
Salt Creek is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Salt Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Salt Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Salt Creek: 719
Communities Also Named Salt Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Salt Creek - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salt Creek.
Communities near Salt Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salt Creek.
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Boone is located in Pueblo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
- Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Vineland is located in Pueblo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vineland
- From Salt Creek to Vineland
- Nyberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nyberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
- Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nyberg
- From Salt Creek to Nyberg
- Pueblo West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo West
- Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo West <4>
- Avondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Avondale is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Avondale
- From Salt Creek to Avondale
- Pinon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
- Pinon is located in Pueblo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinon
- From Salt Creek to Pinon
- Fort Reynolds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Reynolds
- Fort Reynolds is located in Pueblo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Reynolds
- From Salt Creek to Fort Reynolds
- Henkel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Stone City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Pueblo County
- Wigwam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wigwam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
- Wigwam is located in El Paso County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wigwam
- From Salt Creek to Wigwam
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 Salt Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salt Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salt 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 Salt Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salt Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Salt Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salt Creek ...
Looking for more information about Salt 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 Salt Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salt Creek.
Adding Salt Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Salt 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 Salt Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Salt Creek post office opened in 1880.
We also found Salt Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Salt Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salt Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pueblo County: www.co.pueblo.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Pueblo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salt Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |