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Welcome to Panther Creek ...

Panther Creek is located in Haywood County<1>.

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

Panther Creek is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Panther Creek is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Panther Creek: 828

Communities Also Named Panther Creek ...

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

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

Communities near Panther Creek ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Maggie Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Junaluska
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandymush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
    • Sandymush has also been known as:
    • Sandy Mush
  • Trust
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trust is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panther Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Panther Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.