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Welcome to No Creek ...

No Creek is located in Ohio County<1>.


The location of No Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of No Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

No Creek is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: No Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from No Creek (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

No Creek lies within the (270) area code.

Communities near No Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near No Creek.

  • Central City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Dam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
  • Livermore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Livermore is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
  • Calhoun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Former names for Calhoun:
    • Calhoon
    • Fort Vienna
    • Vienna Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
  • Whitesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fordsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Drakesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sacramento
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
    • Sacramento is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>

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 No Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for No Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of No 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 No Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around No Creek. See our Newspapers Page for No Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for No Creek ...

Looking for more information about No 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 No Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for No Creek.

Adding No Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of No 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 No Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the No Creek post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for No Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for No 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 Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around No 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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