Welcome to Creekville ...
Creekville is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Creekville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.
Creekville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Creekville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Creekville: 606
Communities near Creekville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Creekville.
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loyall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Hyden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Buckhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <3>
- Roark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Ashers Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Bear Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Essie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Essie is located in Leslie County
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 Creekville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creekville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Creekville. 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 Creekville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Creekville. See our Newspapers Page for Creekville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creekville ...
Looking for more information about Creekville? 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 Creekville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Creekville.
Adding Creekville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Creekville 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 Creekville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Creekville post office opened in 1928.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Creekville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Creekville - 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |