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Welcome to Kings Creek ...

Kings Creek is located in Alleghany County<1>.

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

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

Kings Creek is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kings Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Kings Creek: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Kings Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Kings Creek: This one is located in Alleghany County and the other is located in Caldwell County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 7 communities that are also named Kings Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kings Creek ...

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

  • Sparta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trout Dale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crumpler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mouth-of-Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Amelia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Amelia is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kings Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Kings Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Kings Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.