Welcome to Cat Creek ...

Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cat Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

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

Cat Creek is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cat Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Cat Creek is within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Cat Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cat Creek - they are located in Georgia and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Cat Creek ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Cat Creek.

• Winnett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnett
  • Winnett is located in Petroleum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnett <4>
• Mosby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
  • Mosby is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <4>
• Sand Springs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Sand Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <4>
• Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscleshell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
  • Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
• Teigen
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
  • Teigen is located in Petroleum County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cat Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cat Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cat Creek ...

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

Adding Cat Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cat Creek post office opened in 1922.

We also found Cat Creek on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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