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Welcome to Blue Creek ...

Blue Creek is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

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

Blue Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Blue Creek, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Blue Creek: 937 & 326<3>

The ZIP code for Blue Creek: 45616<4>

Communities Also Named Blue Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Blue Creek - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blue Creek ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Creek ...

Looking for more information about Blue 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 Blue Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Creek.

Adding Blue Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Creek was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Blue Creek in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue 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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Blue Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Blue Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blue Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.