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Welcome to Little Rock Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Little Rock Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Little Rock Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Rock Creek, please Contact Us.


Little Rock Creek would have been located within present day Mitchell County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Rock Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Rock Creek is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Little Rock Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Little Rock Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Little Rock Creek was located: 828

Communities near Little Rock Creek ...

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

  • Shell Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Erwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
  • Unicoi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>
  • Woodby Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
  • Spruce Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
  • Burnsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Banner Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
  • Roan Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ernestville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 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 Little Rock Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Rock Creek.

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

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

Adding Little Rock Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Rock Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Little Rock Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Rock Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Rock Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Rock Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.