Welcome to Cow Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Cow Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cow Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cow Creek, please Contact Us.
Cow Creek would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cow Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
A typical abbreviation for Cow Creek: Cow Crk. (or less commonly used: Cow Ck. or Cow Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cow Creek is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cow Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Cow Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Cow Creek - they are located in California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Montana, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cow Creek.
Communities near Cow Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cow Creek.
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
- Noxapater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
- Shuqualak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Bogue Chitto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Handle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Ocobla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Fearns Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fearns Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston 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 Cow Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cow Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cow 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 Cow Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cow Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Cow Creek.
Adding Cow Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cow 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 for Cow Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Cow Creek post office opened in 1856.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cow Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cow Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cow Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |