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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Steel Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Steel Creek was located: 704 & 980<4>
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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<6> 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 <5>
- Indian Trail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Trail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<6> 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 <5>
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.<8>
X2X - 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Steel Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Steel Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Steel Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Steel Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |