Welcome to Drowning Creek ...

Drowning Creek is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

Drowning Creek is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Drowning Creek (for example, toward Wartburg), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Drowning Creek: 931

Communities Also Named Drowning Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drowning Creek - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Drowning Creek ...

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

• Clarktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <3>
• Fairfield Glade
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <3>
• Algood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
• Lake Tansi Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Monterey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
• Dykes Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• White Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Center Ford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drowning Creek ...

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