Welcome to East Creek ...

East Creek is located in Herkimer County<1>.

The location of East Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East 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 East Creek: E. Creek

East Creek is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for East Creek: (315)

Websites for East Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named East Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Creek - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near East Creek ...

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

• Johnstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Ilion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Herkimer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <4>
• Little Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Mohawk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Frankfort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Fort Plain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Dolgeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <4>
• Saint Johnsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <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 East Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Creek ...

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

Adding East Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 East Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/