Welcome to Spring Creek ...

Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County<1>.

The location of Spring Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Spring Creek is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Spring Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Spring Creek: This one is located in Yellow Medicine County and the other is located in Goodhue County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 42 communities that are also named Spring Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (7), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spring Creek ...

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

• Marshall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Montevideo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
  • Montevideo is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevideo <4>
• Granite Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
• Dawson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
• Minneota
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneota
  • Minneota is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneota <4>
• Cottonwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
• Clarkfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
  • Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <4>
• Wood Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
  • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
• Ghent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
  • Ghent is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <4>
• Hanley Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
  • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Creek ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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