Welcome to Island Creek ...

Island Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Island Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

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

Island Creek is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Island Creek is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Island Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Island Creek - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.

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

Communities near Island Creek ...

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

• Weirton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• East Liverpool
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Toronto
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
• Wintersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
• Wellsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <4>
• Follansbee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <4>
• Wellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Midland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <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 Island Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island Creek ...

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

Adding Island Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Island 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 Island Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Island Creek post office opened in 1826.

We also found Island Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/