Welcome to Dias Creek ...
Dias Creek is located in Cape May County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dias Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1824.
A typical abbreviation for Dias Creek: Dias Crk. (or less commonly used: Dias Ck. or Dias Cr.)
Dias Creek is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Dias Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dias Creek: 609 & 640<3>
Websites for Dias Creek ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.capemaycountychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dias Creek, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Dias Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dias Creek.
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- North Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
- Cape May
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Sea Isle City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Estell Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Corbin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Rio Grande
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Villas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villas is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Anglesea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- Grassy Sound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
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 Dias Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dias Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dias 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 Dias Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dias Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Dias Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dias Creek ...
Looking for more information about Dias 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 Dias Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dias Creek.
Adding Dias Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dias 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 Dias Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Dias Creek post office opened in 1824. The Dias Creek post office closed in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dias Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cape May, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dias Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Dias Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Dias Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |