Welcome to Indian Creek ...

Indian Creek is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Indian Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

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

Indian Creek is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Indian Creek ...

While we believe that this Indian Creek is located in Fayette County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Indian Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bucks and McKean County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 29 communities that are also named Indian Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Indian Creek ...

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

• Uniontown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Connellsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Scottdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Youngwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <4>
• New Stanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stanton
  • New Stanton is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Stanton <4>
• South Connellsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
• Perryopolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryopolis
  • Perryopolis is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryopolis <4>
• Dunbar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
• Rockwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <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 Indian Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Creek ...

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

Adding Indian Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian 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 Indian Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Indian Creek post office opened in 1868.

We also found Indian Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/