Do you know of Piney Creek ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Piney Creek. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Piney Creek.<1>

Our sources for Piney Creek (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Piney Creek other than they indicate that Piney Creek would be found somewhere in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1872 and closed  in 1920.

Communities Also Named Piney Creek ...

We found four communities that share the name Piney Creek.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Piney Creek is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Arapahoe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Piney Creek [Arapahoe County].
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Piney Creek [Baltimore County].
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Piney Creek [Carroll County].
  • North Carolina
    • Alleghany County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Piney Creek [Alleghany County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Piney Creek ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Piney Creek:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Piney Creek - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Bedford County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bedford County.