Welcome to Maiden Creek ...

Maiden Creek is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maiden Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

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

Maiden Creek is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Maiden Creek ...

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

• Reading
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Pottstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Wyomissing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Shillington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Kutztown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Hamburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• West Reading
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading
  • West Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Reading <4>
• Sinking Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <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 Maiden Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maiden Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maiden Creek ...

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

Adding Maiden Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maiden Creek post office opened in 1825.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

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