Welcome to Canyon Creek ...

Canyon Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canyon Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

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

Canyon Creek is 4,340 feet [1,323 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Canyon Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Canyon Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Canyon Creek: (406)

The ZIP code for Canyon Creek: 59633<3>

Communities Also Named Canyon Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Canyon Creek - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Idaho and Texas.

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

Communities near Canyon Creek ...

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

• Helena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Marysville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Silver City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Atlantic City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Birdseye
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Austin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Fort Harrison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harrison
  • Fort Harrison is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Harrison <4>
• Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
• Frontier Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Wolf Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canyon Creek ...

Looking for more information about Canyon 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canyon Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canyon Creek.

Adding Canyon Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canyon 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 Canyon Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Canyon Creek post office opened in 1871.

We also found Canyon Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/