Welcome to Fines Creek ...

Fines Creek is located in Haywood County<1>.

The location of Fines Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fines Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

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

Fines Creek is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fines Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Fines Creek is within the boundaries of the (828) area code.

Communities near Fines Creek ...

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

• Waynesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <4>
• Canton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• West Myers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
  • West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
• Hazelwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Maggie Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
  • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <4>
• Marshall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Hot Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Trust
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
  • Trust is located in Madison County
• Sandymush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
  • Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
  • Sandymush has also been known as:
  • Sandy Mush

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fines Creek ...

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

Adding Fines Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fines 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 Fines Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Fines Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Haywood County: www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/

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