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Welcome to Mission Creek ...

Mission Creek is located in Pine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mission Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

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

Mission Creek is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mission Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mission Creek - they are located in Kansas and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Mission Creek ...

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

  • Mora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
  • Rush City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pine City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sandstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hinckley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grantsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Askov
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Finlayson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Grasston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission Creek ...

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

Adding Mission Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mission 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 Mission Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mission Creek post office opened in 1876. The Mission Creek post office closed in 1909.

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

Footnotes ...

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