Welcome to Bald Creek ...

Bald Creek is located in Yancey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bald Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

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

Bald Creek is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bald Creek is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bald Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bald Creek: 828

Websites for Bald Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bald Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bald Creek ...

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

• Nolichucky ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolichucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
  • Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
• Erwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
• Weaverville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Unicoi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>
• Spruce Pine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
• Mars Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Burnsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Banner Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
  • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
• Ernestville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
  • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
• Montreat
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <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 Bald Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bald Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bald Creek ...

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

Adding Bald Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bald Creek post office opened in 1839.

We also found Bald Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/