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Welcome to Elk Creek ...

Elk Creek is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Elk Creek is located in Texas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

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

Elk Creek is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elk Creek: 417

The ZIP code for Elk Creek: 65464<3>

Communities Also Named Elk Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Elk Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elk Creek ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Willow Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <4>
  • Houston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
  • Cabool
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Summersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
  • Raymondville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sargent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sargent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Sargent is located in Texas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sargent
    • From Elk Creek to Sargent
  • Bucyrus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Bucyrus is located in Texas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <4>
  • Mineral Springs City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
  • Sterling ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Howell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sterling
    • From Elk Creek to Sterling

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Creek ...

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

Adding Elk Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk Creek 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 for Elk Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Elk Creek post office opened in 1860.

We also found Elk Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Elk Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elk Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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