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Welcome to Pine Creek ...

Pine Creek is located in Ottawa County<1>.

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

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

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

Area Code for Pine Creek: 616

Communities Also Named Pine Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Pine Creek: This one is located in Ottawa County and the other is located in Calhoun County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 19 communities that are also named Pine Creek - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pine Creek ...

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

  • Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Grand Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hudsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Zeeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coopersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrysburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
    • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <3>
  • Spring Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fennville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Douglas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.