Welcome to Poison Creek ...

Poison Creek is located in Harney County<1>.

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

Poison Creek is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Poison Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Poison Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Poison Creek and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Poison Creek: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Poison Creek ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Poison Creek.

• Burns
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Harney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <5>
• Hines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
  • Hines is located in Harney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hines <5>
• Indian Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Harney County
• Lawen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawen
  • Lawen is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawen <5>
• Riley
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • Riley is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <5>
• Seneca
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Crane
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poison Creek ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harney County: www.co.harney.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/