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Welcome to Middle Creek ...

Middle Creek is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

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

Middle Creek is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Middle Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Middle Creek - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Middle Creek ...

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

  • Macomb
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Macomb is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <3>
  • Keokuk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <3>
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Carthage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • La Harpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Dallas City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Golden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Blandinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Augusta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middle Creek ...

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

Adding Middle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middle 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 (so far) for Middle Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Middle Creek post office opened in 1857. The Middle Creek post office closed in 1910.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middle Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/