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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Spring Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Spring Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Spring Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Creek: Spring Crk. (or less commonly used: Spring Ck. or Spring Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Spring Creek is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.

Below are the counties that are near Spring Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Creek:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Spring Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Ashers Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
    • Big Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Big Creek is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Brightshade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brightshade is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
    • Goose Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
    • Eriline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Eriline is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
    • Garrard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Garrard is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
    • Barcreek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Barcreek is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
    • Manchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hima
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hima is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
    • Oneida
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oneida is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Laurel Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
    • Fall Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
    • Sidell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sidell is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Beverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Beverly is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Stoney Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
    • Rella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rella is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
    • Sims Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sims Fork is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
    • Arjay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Arjay is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
    • Callaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Callaway is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
    • Kettle Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kettle Island is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
    • Jenson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jenson is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
    • Miracle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Miracle is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
    • Dorton Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
    • Straight Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Straight Creek is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
    • Fourmile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fourmile is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
    • Pineville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Breathitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Whick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Whick is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
    • Jetts Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Bledsoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Tacky Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
    • Coldiron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Loyall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Loyall is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Wallins Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
      • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
    • Big Laurel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
    • Baxter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosspoint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
    • South Wallins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • South Wallins is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
    • Harlan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coxton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coxton is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
    • Putney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ages
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ages is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Tyner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Annville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisty is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Scalf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Scalf is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
    • Walker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Woollum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
    • Dewitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
    • Girdler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Girdler is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
    • Hinkle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Crane Nest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
    • Bimble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Flat Lick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Lick is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
    • Artemus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Artemus is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
    • Heidrick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Heidrick is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
    • Barbourville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Bush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bush is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lake is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Marydell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Marydell is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Maplesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
    • Greenmount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
    • Lily
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lily is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Sublimity City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hopewell is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • London
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Roark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Roark is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
    • Essie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Bear Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Asher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Asher is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Hoskinston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Stinnett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
    • Mozelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mozelle is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
    • Warbranch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Warbranch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
    • Thousandsticks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Wendover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chappell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chappell is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
    • Hyden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Helton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Helton is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
  • Letcher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Gordon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gordon is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Hallie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Mistletoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Sebastian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sebastian is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
    • Ricetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Island City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Southfork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Southfork is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
    • Booneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lerose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Travellers Rest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
    • Vincent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Saul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Saul is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
    • Avawam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Avawam is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
    • Buckhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gays Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
    • Yerkes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Yerkes is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
    • Busy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Busy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
    • Krypton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Krypton is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
    • Butterfly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Butterfly is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
    • Chavies
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chavies is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
    • Combs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Combs is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
    • Slemp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Slemp is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
    • Bonnyman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonnyman is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
    • Hazard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Rose Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hubbard Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
    • Ewing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Wheeler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Creek.

Cemeteries Near Spring Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Creek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Spring Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.

  • Mosley - Napier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
    • The Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sizemore Family Cemetery
  • General Bowling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Bowling Cemetery
    • The General Bowling Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bowling Cemetery
  • Langdon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
    • The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ashers Fork Cemetery
  • Ledford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
    • The Mosley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mosley - Napier Cemetery
  • Asher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Asher Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Manchester.
    • The Asher Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Phillips Fork Cemetery
  • Hoskins Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Family Cemetery
    • The Hoskins Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hoskins Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
    • The Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hollen Cemetery
    • Hollin Cemetery
  • Arnetts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakley Cave Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (533 more) ...
    • Ledford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipps Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps Cemetery
      • The Lipps Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elk Creek Cemetery
    • Otis Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Smith Cemetery
      • The Otis Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smith Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Spring Creek had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.

  • Brightshade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brightshade is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
  • Big Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Big Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Hoskinston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
  • Goose Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
  • Helton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Helton is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
  • Hyden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanksley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanksley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanksley
  • Walker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Cutshin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cutshin is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
  • Pigeonroost
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
  • Ammie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ammie is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammie
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    • Confluence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Laurel Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
    • Wallins Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
      • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Creek.

Newspapers Published in Spring Creek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Spring Creek:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spring Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.