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Census Data for Friends Creek

As far as we can tell, Friends Creek<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Friends Creek, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Carroll Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
    • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <3>
  • Emmitsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
    • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <3>
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thurmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smithsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gettysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mont Alto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
    • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <3>
  • Woodsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
    • Woodsboro is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <3>
  • Paramount - Long Meadow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Union Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (1817 more) ...
    • Arendtsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bonneauville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
      • Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Myersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
      • Myersville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myersville <3>

Frederick County ...

Friends Creek is located in Frederick County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Frederick County.

Miscellaneous Information for Friends Creek ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Frederick County or the community of Friends Creek:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Friends Creek:
    • GNIS ID for Friends Creek: 590256
    • GNIS ID for Frederick County: 1711211
    • GNIS ID for State of Maryland: 1714934
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Friends Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Friends Creek.

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Friends Creek may originally have been Friend's Creek. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Friends Creek might be written as Friend Creek. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Friends Creek.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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