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Welcome to Deer Creek ...

The town of Deer Creek is located in Grant County<1> (at the time of its founding, Deer Creek was located in Oklahoma Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deer Creek has a population of 125 people<2> (see below for details).

Deer Creek is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Deer Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Deer Creek: 580

The ZIP code for Deer Creek: 74736<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deer Creek had an population of 125 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deer Creek had a population of 130 people. This makes Deer Creek the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 130 people, the population of Deer Creek decreased 11.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 147 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deer Creek.

Communities Also Named Deer Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Deer Creek - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Deer Creek ...

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

  • Blackwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tonkawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Medford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pond Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Billings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • South Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Braman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Creek ...

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

Adding Deer Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deer Creek post office opened in 1899.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Deer Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 town (such as Deer Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Deer 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>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/