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Census Data for Fires Creek

As far as we can tell, Fires Creek<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Fires Creek, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Hayesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrews
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <2>
  • Young Harris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
    • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <2>
  • Murphy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hiawassee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blairsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Robbinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
    • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <2>
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
    • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
    • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
    • Santeetla
    • Santeetlah
    • Santultah
    • Thunderbird Mountain
    • Thunderbird
  • Fontana Dam
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Bluff
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Bluff
    • Mineral Bluff is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Bluff <2>
  • Morganton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Helen
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...

Clay County ...

Fires Creek is located in Clay County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clay County.

Miscellaneous Information for Fires Creek ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Clay County or the community of Fires Creek:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Fires Creek:
    • GNIS ID for Fires Creek: 1011216
    • GNIS ID for Clay County: 1008546
    • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Fires Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Fires Creek.

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

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Fires Creek may originally have been Fire's Creek. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fires Creek might be written as Fire Creek. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Fires Creek.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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