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Welcome to Bullet Creek ...

Bullet Creek is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

Bullet Creek is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Bullet Creek (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Websites for Bullet Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.monroecountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Bullet Creek ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Madisonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Etowah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belltown Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Englewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tellico Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Niota
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston
    (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 Bullet Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bullet Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bullet Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bullet Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.