Welcome to Coal Creek ...

Coal Creek is located in Fountain County<1>.

The location of Coal Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

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

Coal Creek is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Coal Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Coal Creek (for example, toward Westville (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Coal Creek: (765)

Communities Also Named Coal Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Coal Creek - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Montana, New Brunswick, Oklahoma and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Coal Creek ...

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

• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Attica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
• Georgetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Westville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Tilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
• Covington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Veedersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
  • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <4>
• Catlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Williamsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Cayuga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Creek ...

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

Adding Coal Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coal 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 Coal Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coal Creek post office opened in 1888.

We also found Coal Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coal Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fountain County: www.co.fountain.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov