Welcome to Island Creek ...
Island Creek is located on Cape Cod Bay.
Island Creek is located in Plymouth County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Island Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
A typical abbreviation for Island Creek: Island Crk. (or less commonly used: Island Ck. or Island Cr.)
Island Creek is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Island Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Island Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Island Creek - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Island Creek.
Communities near Island Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Island Creek.
- Brockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Weymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Marshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Middleborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Hingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Wareham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Island Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Island 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 Island Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Island Creek.
Adding Island Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Island 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 Island Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Island Creek post office opened in 1879.
We also found Island Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Island Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, 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 Island Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |