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Welcome to Laurel Creek ...

Laurel Creek is located in Van Buren County<1>.

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

Laurel Creek is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Laurel Creek: 931

Communities Also Named Laurel Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Laurel Creek: This one is located in Van Buren County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 5 communities that are also named Laurel Creek - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Laurel Creek ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Smyrna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Spencer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Doyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Young Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
    • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 279 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 Laurel Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.