Welcome to Barker Creek ...

Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barker Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

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

Barker Creek is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Barker Creek ...

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

• Traverse City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <3>
• Kalkaska
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
  • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <3>
• Elk Rapids
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <3>
• Kingsley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
• Mancelona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
  • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <3>
• Bellaire
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <3>
• Fife Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake
  • Fife Lake is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife Lake <3>
• Rapid City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <3>
• Torch River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
  • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
• Williamsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Williamsburg has also been known as:
  • Williamburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barker Creek ...

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

Adding Barker Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barker 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 Barker Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barker Creek post office opened in 1874.

We also found Barker Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/