Welcome to Joe Creek ...

Joe Creek is located in Hughes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joe Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.

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

Time Zone: Joe Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Joe Creek: 605

Adding Joe Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joe 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 Joe Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Joe Creek post office opened in 1919.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hughes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/