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Welcome to Black Creek Junction ...

Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Creek Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Black Creek Junction is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Black Creek Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Black Creek Junction - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Black Creek Junction ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tamaqua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • West Hazleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Slatington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahanoy City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Creek Junction ...

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

Adding Black Creek Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Creek Junction 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 Black Creek Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Creek Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Creek Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.