Welcome to Bull Creek ...

Bull Creek is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

Bull Creek is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bull Creek: 606

Communities Also Named Bull Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bull Creek - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bull Creek ...

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

• Pikeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
• Paintsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
• Salyersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <3>
• Coal Run Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Inez
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
• Martin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
• Wayland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wayland is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
• Allen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
• Banner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Banner is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <3>
• Auxier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Auxier is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bull Creek ...

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

Adding Bull Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bull 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 Bull Creek was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

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