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Welcome to Straight Creek ...

Straight Creek is located in Elk County<1>.

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

Straight Creek is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Straight Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Straight Creek: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Straight Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Straight Creek - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky (3) and Ohio.

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

Communities near Straight Creek ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ridgway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
  • Johnsonburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Port Allegany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Emporium
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smethport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Jewett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Instanter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Straight Creek ...

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

Adding Straight Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Straight 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 (so far) for Straight Creek was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Straight Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Straight Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Straight Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.