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Welcome to Frozen Creek ...

Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frozen Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Frozen Creek is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Frozen Creek: 606

Communities near Frozen Creek ...

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

  • Jackson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beattyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
    • Beattyville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
  • Campton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
    • Booneville is located in Owsley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
  • Buckhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
  • Chenowee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quicksand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Taulbee
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Frozen Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frozen Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frozen Creek ...

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

Adding Frozen Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frozen 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 for Frozen Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Frozen Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frozen Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

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









 

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