Welcome to Wallins Creek ...

The city of Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County<1>.

The location of Wallins Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallins Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wallins Creek for more information about variations on the name of Wallins Creek.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Wallins Creek had a population of 156 people.<3> (see below for details).

Wallins Creek is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Wallins Creek lies within the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Wallins Creek: 40873<5>

Communities near Wallins Creek ...

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

• Alanthus Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
  • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
• Pineville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <6>
• Harlan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <6>
• Jonesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <6>
• Evarts
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <6>
• Saint Charles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Baxter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
• Mary Alice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
  • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
• Pathfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
  • Pathfork is located in Harlan County
• Stoney Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
  • Stoney Fork is located in Bell 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 Wallins Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallins Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallins Creek ...

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

Adding Wallins Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wallins 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 Wallins Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wallins Creek post office opened in 1866.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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