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Welcome to Valley Creek ...

Valley Creek is located in Watauga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

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

Valley Creek is 3,200 feet [975 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Valley Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Valley Creek: 828

Communities Also Named Valley Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Valley Creek - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Valley Creek ...

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

  • Shell Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Boone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
  • Norris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
  • Trade
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <3>
  • Roan Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Blowing Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Banner Elk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Newland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Beech Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Creek ...

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

Adding Valley Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Valley Creek was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

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