Welcome to Fishing Creek ...
Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishing Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.
A typical abbreviation for Fishing Creek: Fishing Crk. (or less commonly used: Fishing Ck. or Fishing Cr.)
Fishing Creek is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Fishing Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fishing Creek: 609 & 640<3>
Communities Also Named Fishing Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fishing Creek - they are located in Maryland, North Carolina and Pennsylvania (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fishing Creek.
Websites for Fishing Creek ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.capemaycountychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fishing Creek, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Fishing Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fishing Creek.
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - North Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
- North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
- Cape May
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Cape May is located in Cape May County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Sea Isle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
- Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
- Diamond Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County
- Grassy Sound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Anglesea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Cape May Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Fishing Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fishing Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fishing 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 Fishing Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishing Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Fishing Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishing Creek ...
Looking for more information about Fishing 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 Fishing Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fishing Creek.
Adding Fishing Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fishing 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 Fishing Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Fishing Creek post office opened in 1818.
We also found Fishing Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishing Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishing Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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 Fishing 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 Fishing Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Fishing Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |