Welcome to Paint Creek ...

Paint Creek is located in Washtenaw County<1>.

The location of Paint 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 Paint Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

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

Paint Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Paint Creek is within the boundaries of the (734) area code.

Communities Also Named Paint Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Paint Creek - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Paint Creek ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <4>
• Livonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Westland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <4>
• Taylor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Dearborn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <4>
• Southgate
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Southgate is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <4>
• Garden City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Inkster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkster
  • Inkster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkster <4>
• Romulus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Romulus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <4>
• Ypsilanti
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <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 Paint Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paint Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paint Creek ...

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

Adding Paint Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Paint Creek post office opened in 1833.

We also found Paint Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washtenaw County: www.ewashtenaw.org/

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