Welcome to Millers Creek ...
Millers Creek is located in Wilkes County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Millers Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
A typical abbreviation for Millers Creek: Millers Crk. (or less commonly used: Millers Ck. or Millers Cr.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Millers Creek for more information about variations on the name of Millers Creek.
Millers Creek is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Millers Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Millers Creek: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Millers Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Millers Creek - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millers Creek.
Communities near Millers Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Millers Creek.
- North Wilkesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
- Wilkesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
- West Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
- Ronda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <4>
- Love Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
- Love Valley is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <4>
- Adley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fairplains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Millers Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millers Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millers 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 Millers Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Millers Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Millers Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millers Creek ...
Looking for more information about Millers 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Millers Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Millers Creek.
Adding Millers Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Millers 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 Millers Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Millers Creek post office opened in 1879.
We also found Millers Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Millers Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millers Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millers 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 Millers Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Millers 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |