Welcome to Three Creek ...
Three Creek is located in Owyhee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Three Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
A typical abbreviation for Three Creek: Three Crk. (or less commonly used: Three Ck. or Three Cr.)
Three Creek is 5,480 feet [1,670 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Three Creek is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Three Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Three Creek, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Area Codes for Three Creek: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Three Creek ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Three Creek.
- Jarbidge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbidge
- Jarbidge is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarbidge <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jarbidge
- From Three Creek to Jarbidge
- Jackpot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpot
- Jackpot is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackpot <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jackpot
- From Three Creek to Jackpot
- Idavada ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idavada
- Idavada is located in Twin Falls County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Idavada
- From Three Creek to Idavada
- Delaplain ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delaplain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplain
- Delaplain is located in Elko County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delaplain
- From Three Creek to Delaplain
- San Jacinto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Jacinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- San Jacinto is located in Elko County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to San Jacinto
- From Three Creek to San Jacinto
- Bruno City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Bruno City is located in Elko County (NV)
- Contact ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
- Contact is located in Elko County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Contact
- From Three Creek to Contact
- Rogerson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogerson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerson
- Rogerson is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogerson <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Three Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Three Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Three 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 Three Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Three Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Creek ...
Looking for more information about Three 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 Three Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Three Creek.
Adding Three Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Three 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 Three Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Three Creek post office opened in 1887.
We also found Three Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Three Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/
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 Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three 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 Three Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Three Creek 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> | 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |