Welcome to Town Creek ...

Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

The location of Town Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Town Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

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

Town Creek is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Town Creek: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Town Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Town Creek: This one is located in Saint Mary's County and the other is located in Allegany County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 8 communities that are also named Town Creek - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Nevada, North Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Town Creek.

Communities near Town Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Town Creek.

• Leonardtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Lexington Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Park
  • Lexington Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Former name for Lexington Park:
  • Jarboesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington Park <5>
• Brianwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
  • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
• Great Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Mills
  • Great Mills is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Mills <5>
• Hollywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
• Mackall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Mackall is located in Calvert County
• Callaway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Cove Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
• Lusby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusby
  • Lusby is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lusby <5>
• Wallville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Wallville is located in Calvert County

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 Town Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Town Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Town 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 Town Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Town Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Town Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Town Creek ...

Looking for more information about Town 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 Town Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Town Creek.

Adding Town Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Town 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 Town Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Town Creek post office opened in 1850.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

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