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Welcome to Wallins Creek ...

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

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.<2> (see below for details).

Wallins Creek is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Wallins Creek: 606

The ZIP code for Wallins Creek: 40873<4>

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)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Pineville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harlan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Evarts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Baxter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mary Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
  • Pathfork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pathfork is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
  • Stoney Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork

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 (so far) for Wallins Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wallins Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wallins Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Wallins Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wallins Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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