Welcome to Alder Creek ...
Alder Creek is located in the Idaho Panhandle.
Alder Creek is located in Benewah County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Alder Creek: Alder Crk. (or less commonly used: Alder Ck. or Alder Cr.)
Alder Creek is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alder Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Alder Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Alder Creek and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Codes for Alder Creek: 208 & 986<3>
Communities Also Named Alder Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Alder Creek - they are located in British Columbia, California, New York and Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alder Creek.
Communities near Alder Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alder Creek.
- Saint Maries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
- Saint Maries is located in Benewah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <5>
- Worley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
- Worley is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <5>
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
- Tensed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensed
- Tensed is located in Benewah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tensed <5>
- Chatcolet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
- Parkline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Emida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
- Emida is located in Benewah County
- Santa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa
- Santa is located in Benewah County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa <5>
- Fernwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Fernwood is located in Benewah County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernwood <5>
- Conkling Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
- Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
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 Alder Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alder Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alder 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 Alder Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Alder Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alder Creek ...
Looking for more information about Alder 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 Alder Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alder Creek.
Adding Alder Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alder 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 Alder Creek was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alder Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alder Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Benewah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alder Creek - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Alder Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Alder Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |