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Welcome to Trout Creek ...

Trout Creek is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trout Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Trout Creek: Trout Crk. (or less commonly used: Trout Ck. or Trout Cr.)

Trout Creek is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trout Creek: 607

The ZIP code for Trout Creek: 13847<3>

Communities Also Named Trout Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Trout Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Michigan, Montana, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Websites for Trout Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near Trout Creek ...

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

  • Sidney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Delhi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Walton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Deposit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bainbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Unadilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hancock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Otego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gilbertsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Trout Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trout Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trout Creek ...

Looking for more information about Trout 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Trout Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trout Creek.

Adding Trout Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trout 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 Trout Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Trout Creek post office opened in 1847.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trout Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Trout Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Trout Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/