Welcome to First Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about First Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added First Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with First Creek, please Contact Us.

First Creek would have been located within present day Phillips County<2>.

The location of First Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of First Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for First Creek is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of First Creek is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where First Creek was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

First Creek would have been located in the (406) area code.

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

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

Adding First Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the First Creek post office opened in 1918.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 First Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around First Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/