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Welcome to Goldcreek (aka 'Gold Creek') ...

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

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

Goldcreek would have been located within present day Powell County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goldcreek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Goldcreek is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Goldcreek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Goldcreek was located: 406

The community of Goldcreek has also been called Gold Creek.

Communities near Goldcreek ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Goldcreek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goldcreek 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 Goldcreek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldcreek.

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 Goldcreek, 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 Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goldcreek - 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>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.
<6>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.