Welcome to Dry Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Dry Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dry Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dry Creek, please Contact Us.
Dry Creek would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dry Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for Dry Creek: Dry Crk. (or less commonly used: Dry Ck. or Dry Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dry Creek is 5,750 feet [1,753 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dry Creek is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dry Creek was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Dry Creek was located: 775
Communities Also Named Dry Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Dry Creek - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dry Creek.
Communities near Dry Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dry Creek.
- Ruby Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Bullion is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bullion
- From Dry Creek to Bullion
- Shanty Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Elko County
- Spring Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lamoille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hunter
- From Dry Creek to Hunter
- Fort Ruby ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moleen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moleen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moleen
- Moleen is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moleen
- From Dry Creek to Moleen
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 Dry Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dry Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dry 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 Dry Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Dry Creek.
Adding Dry Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dry 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 for Dry Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Dry Creek post office opened in 1874.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dry Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dry Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |