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Welcome to Miller's Creek ...

Miller's Creek is located in Estill County<1>.


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


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

A typical abbreviation for Miller's Creek: Millers Crk. (or less commonly used: Millers Ck. or Millers Cr.)

Miller's Creek is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Miller's Creek is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Miller's Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Miller's Creek - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Miller's Creek.

Communities near Miller's Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Miller's Creek.

  • Stanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Irvine is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
  • Beattyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Clay City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Powell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
  • McKee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
  • Campton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Lynch Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
  • Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Furnace is located in Estill 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 Miller's Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Miller's Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miller's Creek ...

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

Adding Miller's Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miller's Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miller's 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 Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miller's Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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