Welcome to Indian Creek ...

Indian Creek is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Indian 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 Indian Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

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

Indian Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Indian Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Indian Creek: This one is located in Monroe County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 29 communities that are also named Indian Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Indian Creek ...

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

• Palmyra
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Monroe City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
• Shelbina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
  • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <4>
• Paris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Perry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Rensselaer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Hunnewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
  • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
• Stoutsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
  • Stoutsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
• The Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
  • The Landing is located in Ralls County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Creek ...

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

Adding Indian Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indian Creek post office opened in 1839.

We also found Indian Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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