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Welcome to Griffith Creek ...

Griffith Creek is located in Marion County<1>.

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

Griffith Creek is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Griffith Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for Griffith Creek: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Griffith Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Griffith Creek - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Griffith Creek ...

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

  • Red Bank
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal Terrace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
  • Dunlap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
  • Jasper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairmount
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
  • Cartwright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
  • Walden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walden is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
  • Gruetli
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
  • Gruetli - Laager
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffith Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Griffith 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Griffith Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Griffith 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.