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Welcome to Credit River ...

Credit River is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Credit River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Credit River: Credit Riv.

Credit River is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Credit River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Credit River: 952

Websites for Credit River ...

Official Website: www.creditrivertownship.com/

Communities near Credit River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Credit River.

  • Bloomington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lakeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <3>
  • Eden Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Minnetonka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Apple Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Edina is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <3>
  • Saint Louis Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Shakopee
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Credit River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Credit River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Credit River ...

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

Adding Credit River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Credit River 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 (so far) for Credit River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Credit River post office opened in 1884. The Credit River post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Credit River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Credit River - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/