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Welcome to Black Creek ...

Black Creek is located in Powell County<1>.

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

Black Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Black Creek and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Black Creek: 606

Communities Also Named Black Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Black Creek - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Black Creek ...

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

  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stanton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Owingsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Ravenna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Frenchburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rabbit Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black 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.