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Welcome to Nathans Creek ...

Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nathans Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

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

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

Nathans Creek is 2,970 feet [905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nathans Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Nathans Creek ...

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

  • Sparta
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dowell ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
  • Trout Dale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Transou
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Transou is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
  • Topia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Topia is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nathans Creek ...

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

Adding Nathans Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nathans 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 Nathans Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nathans 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 Nathans Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Nathans 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.