Welcome to Laurel Creek ...

Laurel Creek is located in Clay County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Laurel Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

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

Laurel Creek is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Laurel Creek: (606)

Communities Also Named Laurel Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Laurel Creek - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Laurel Creek ...

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

• Manchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• McKee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <5>
• Annville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <5>
• Booneville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Buckhorn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Oneida
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Clay County
• Sextons Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sextons Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
  • Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
• Sidell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
  • Sidell is located in Clay County
• Teges
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teges have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
  • Teges is located in Clay County
• Fogertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
  • Fogertown is located in Clay 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 Laurel Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Creek ...

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

Adding Laurel Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurel 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 Laurel Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Laurel Creek post office opened in 1865.

We also found Laurel Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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