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Welcome to Creek Nation ...

Creek Nation is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creek Nation, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Creek Nation is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Creek Nation: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Creek Nation ...

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

  • Farmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fredericktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ironton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pilot Knob
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcadia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Junction City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Cobalt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cobalt is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Marquand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquand is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Millcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Millcreek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creek Nation ...

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

Adding Creek Nation to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Creek Nation 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 Creek Nation was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Creek Nation post office opened in 1879. The Creek Nation post office closed in 1880.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Creek Nation - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Creek Nation area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Creek Nation area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/