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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Town Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Town Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Town Creek, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Town Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Town Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Town Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Towncreek.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Town Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Town Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Town Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Allegany County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Town Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Town Creek:

  • Allegany County     (The home county of Town Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Rush
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rush is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Flintstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oldtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Green Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Keifers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Keifers is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
    • Little Orleans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
    • Cumberland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Ellerslie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Cedar Cliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
    • Corriganville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Corriganville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
  • Garrett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Avilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Avilton is located in Garrett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
    • Bloomington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bloomington is located in Garrett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Pearre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pearre is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
    • Hancock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Big Pool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Bedford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Beans Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
    • Cooks Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
    • Stringtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Purcell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
    • Hyndman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <2>
    • Rainsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Robinsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Charlesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
    • Bedford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bedford is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • Manns Choice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ott Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
    • Everett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Everett is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <2>
  • Fulton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Warfordsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
    • Covalt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
    • Emmaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
    • Needmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
    • Sipes Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
    • Akersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
  • Somerset County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Wellersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Fairhope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wittenberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
    • Callimont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Johnsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glade City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
    • Hays Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
    • New Baltimore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • New Baltimore is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Meyersdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Berlin is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
    • Downey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Downey is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Boynton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
  • Frederick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Good
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
    • Collinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Shockeysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
    • Cross Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nordic Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
    • Siler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
    • Lehew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
    • Rock Enon Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
  • Berkeley County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Hedgesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gerrardstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Okonoko
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
    • Donaldson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Points
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
    • Higginsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Churches
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
    • Ritters
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
    • Slanesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
    • Wapocomo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
    • Vance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • North River Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
    • Good
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
  • Mineral County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Carpendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Ridgeley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wiley Ford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Ashby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Short Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
    • Headsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
    • Keyser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <2>
    • Burlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Piedmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • New Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.
    • Hansrote
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
    • Magnolia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Doe Gully
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
    • Paw Paw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
    • Bath
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Berkeley Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Berryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Hancock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Stotlers Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Town Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Town Creek.

Cemeteries Near Town Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Town Creek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Town Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Town Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Town Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Town Creek, with the one closest to Town Creek listed first.

  • Rush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Flintstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oldtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Green Spring is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Okonoko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
  • Little Cacapon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Hazen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazen is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Patterson Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
  • Paw Paw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Doe Gully
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
  • Little Orleans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
    • Elbinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elbinsville is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbinsville
    • Donaldson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Town Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Town Creek.

Newspapers Published in Town Creek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Town Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Town Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Town Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Town Creek:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Town Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Town Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.