Welcome to Price Creek ...

Price Creek is located in Yancey County<1>.

The location of Price Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Price Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Price Creek is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Price Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Price Creek is located in the (828) area code.

Websites for Price Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Price Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Price Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Price Creek - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Price Creek ...

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

• Black Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Woodfin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Erwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
• Weaverville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Spruce Pine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
• Mars Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Burnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Banner Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
  • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
• Ernestville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
  • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
• Montreat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Price Creek ...

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

Adding Price Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Price 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 Price Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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