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Welcome to Grape Creek ...

Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grape Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

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

Grape Creek is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grape Creek: 828

Communities Also Named Grape Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grape Creek - they are located in Illinois and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grape Creek.

Websites for Grape Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Grape Creek ...

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

  • Canal Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
  • Pantertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cutcane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Belltown Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Andrews
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Young Harris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Hemp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grape Creek ...

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

Adding Grape Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grape 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 (so far) for Grape Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Grape Creek post office opened in 1859. The Grape Creek post office closed in 1914.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grape Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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