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Welcome to Stampers Creek ...

Stampers Creek is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stampers Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Stampers Creek for more information about variations on the name of Stampers Creek.

Stampers Creek is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Stampers Creek (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Stampers Creek: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Stampers Creek ...

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

  • Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Paoli
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • French Lick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Marengo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • English
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Campbellsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stampers Creek ...

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

Adding Stampers Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stampers Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Stampers Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stampers 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Stampers Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Stampers 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.