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Welcome to Island Creek ...

Island Creek is located in Calvert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

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

Island Creek is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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, Massachusetts, 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.

  • Chesapeake Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Leonardtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Bowens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowens is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
  • Mackall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mackall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Calvert Towne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
  • Sotterley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Barstow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barstow is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
  • Lusby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island Creek ...

Looking for more information about Island 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 Island Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Island Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Island Creek post office opened in 1878. The Island Creek post office closed in 1963.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Island Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/