Welcome to Roaring Creek ...

Roaring Creek is located in Montour County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roaring Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Roaring Creek is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Roaring Creek: (570)

Communities Also Named Roaring Creek ...

While we believe that this Roaring Creek is located in Montour County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Roaring Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbia and Northumberland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Roaring Creek - they are located in North Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Roaring Creek ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Berwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Sunbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Shamokin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Milton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• Mount Carmel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Shenandoah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Frackville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <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 Roaring Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roaring Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Creek ...

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

Adding Roaring Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roaring Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roaring Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/

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