Welcome to Muddy Creek ...

Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muddy Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

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

Muddy Creek is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Muddy Creek: (336)

Communities Also Named Muddy Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Muddy Creek - they are located in Kansas, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Muddy Creek ...

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

• Winston - Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <3>
• Thomasville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
• Kernersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <3>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Lewisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <3>
• King
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <3>
• Mocksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <3>
• Walkertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <3>
• Midway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Rural Hall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muddy Creek ...

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

Adding Muddy Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Muddy 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 Muddy Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Muddy Creek post office opened in 1833.

We also found Muddy Creek in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

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