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Welcome to Wills Creek ...

Wills Creek is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wills Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wills Creek for more information about variations on the name of Wills Creek.

Wills Creek is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Wills Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wills Creek - they are located in Maryland and Ohio.

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

Websites for Wills Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wills Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Wills Creek ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Frostburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meyersdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Carpendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Ridgeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Garrett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wills Creek ...

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

Adding Wills Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wills 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 Wills Creek was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wills 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 Wills Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Wills 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.