Welcome to Steel Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Steel Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Steel Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Steel Creek, please Contact Us.

Steel Creek would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County<2>.

The location of Steel Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steel Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Steel Creek is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Steel Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Steel Creek still existed, it would have been in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Communities near Steel Creek ...

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

• Charlotte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Gastonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <6>
• Rock Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Rock Hill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <6>
• Huntersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Indian Trail
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Matthews
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Mint Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Fort Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <6>
• Waxhaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <6>
• Stallings
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <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 Steel Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Steel Creek.

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

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

Adding Steel Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Steel Creek post office opened in 1873.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

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