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Welcome to Bridge Creek ...

Bridge Creek is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridge Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

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

Bridge Creek is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bridge Creek: 660

Communities Also Named Bridge Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bridge Creek - they are located in Florida and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Bridge Creek ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrollton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brunswick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Meadville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Hale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Laclede
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bosworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bosworth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Wheeling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Utica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Miami
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridge Creek ...

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

Adding Bridge Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridge 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 Bridge Creek was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

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