Welcome to Farmers Creek ...

Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County<1>.

The location of Farmers 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 Farmers Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Farmers Creek is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Farmers Creek ...

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

• Flint
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Flint is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <4>
• Burton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• Lapeer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
  • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <4>
• Grand Blanc
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Blanc
  • Grand Blanc is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Blanc <4>
• Holly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <4>
• Davison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
  • Davison is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <4>
• Imlay City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <4>
• Romeo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Romeo is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <4>
• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Lake Orion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
  • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
  • Former names for Lake Orion:
  • Canandaigua City
  • New Canandaigua
  • Oakland
  • Orion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmers Creek ...

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

Adding Farmers Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmers 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 Farmers Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Farmers Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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