Welcome to Yellow Creek ...
Yellow Creek is located in Graham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellow 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 Yellow Creek: Yellow Crk. (or less commonly used: Yellow Ck. or Yellow Cr.)
Yellow Creek is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Yellow Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Yellow Creek: (828)
Communities Also Named Yellow Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Yellow Creek - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yellow Creek.
Communities near Yellow Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yellow Creek.
- Andrews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
- Robbinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <4>
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Blount County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
- Lake Santeetlah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Cheoah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Stecoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Nantahala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Topton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Topton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topton <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 Yellow Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yellow 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 Yellow Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yellow Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Yellow Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Creek ...
Looking for more information about Yellow 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 Yellow Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yellow Creek.
Adding Yellow Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yellow 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 Yellow Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yellow Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yellow Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |