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Welcome to Conners Creek ...

Conners Creek is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conners Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Conners Creek for more information about variations on the name of Conners Creek.

Conners Creek is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Conners Creek ...

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

  • Detroit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
    • Warren has also been known as:
    • Cottageville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
  • Sterling Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dearborn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Livonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Rochester Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Southfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Royal Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conners Creek ...

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

Adding Conners Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conners Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Conners Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Conners 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.