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Welcome to Toms Creek ...

Toms Creek is located in McDowell County<1>.

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

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Toms Creek for more information about variations on the name of Toms Creek.

Toms Creek is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Toms Creek: 828

Communities Also Named Toms Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Toms Creek - they are located in Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Toms Creek ...

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

  • Black Mountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce Pine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Alpine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Montreat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Fort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • West Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
  • Greenlee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenlee is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toms Creek ...

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

Adding Toms Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toms 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.