Welcome to Cowcreek ...

Cowcreek is located in Owsley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowcreek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Cowcreek is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cowcreek: 606

Communities near Cowcreek ...

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

• Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Beattyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
• Booneville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
• Buckhorn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <3>
• Jetts Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
• Sebastian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sebastian is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
• Lone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lone is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
• Copebranch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
• Athol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Athol is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
• Mistletoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowcreek ...

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

Adding Cowcreek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cowcreek 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 Cowcreek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cowcreek post office opened in 1900. The Cowcreek post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowcreek.