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Welcome to Poplar Creek ...

Poplar Creek is located in Maury County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Poplar Creek is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Poplar Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Poplar Creek - they are located in Alabama (3), British Columbia, Illinois and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Poplar Creek ...

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

  • Spring Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Thompson's Station
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
    • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
    • Former name for Thompson's Station:
    • Littlebury
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <3>
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Southport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Graytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Graytown is located in Hickman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
  • Chartersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 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 Poplar Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Creek ...

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

Adding Poplar Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poplar Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Poplar Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar 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.
<4>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.