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Welcome to Piney Creek ...

Piney Creek is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piney Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

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

Piney Creek is 2,750 feet [838 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Piney Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP code for Piney Creek: 28663<4>

Communities Also Named Piney Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Piney Creek - they are located in Colorado, Maryland (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Piney Creek ...

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

  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Independence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <6>
  • Trout Dale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Amelia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scottville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
  • Weavers Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grassy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Creek ...

Looking for more information about Piney 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 Piney Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Piney Creek.

Adding Piney Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piney 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 Piney Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Piney Creek post office opened in 1860.

We also found Piney Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

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 Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney 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 Piney Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Piney Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Piney Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piney Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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