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Welcome to Buies Creek ...

Buies Creek is located in Harnett County<1>.

The pronunciation of Buies Creek: BOO-ees<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buies Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Buies Creek for more information about variations on the name of Buies Creek.

Buies Creek is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Buies Creek: 910 & 472<4>

The ZIP code for Buies Creek: 27506<5>

Communities near Buies Creek ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buies Creek ...

Looking for more information about Buies 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 Buies Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buies Creek.

Adding Buies Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buies 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 Buies Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Buies Creek post office opened in 1899.

We also found Buies Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

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

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

The official website for Harnett County: www.harnett.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Buies Creek. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buies Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Buies Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Buies Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Buies Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buies Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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