Welcome to Mission Creek ...

Mission Creek is located in Pine County<1>.

The location of Mission 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 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.<3>.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Kanabec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Rush City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <4>
• Pine City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
• Sandstone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
  • Sandstone is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <4>
• Hinckley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <4>
• Rock Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <4>
• Grantsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
  • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
• Askov
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askov
  • Askov is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Askov <4>
• Finlayson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlayson
  • Finlayson is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finlayson <4>
• Grasston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasston
  • Grasston is located in Kanabec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grasston <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 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 for Mission Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Mission Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pine County: www.pinecounty.org/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/