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Welcome to Prairie Creek ...

Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

Prairie Creek is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Prairie Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Prairie Creek - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Michigan and Oregon.

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

Communities near Prairie Creek ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • John Ross Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Newnan Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • East Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Brainerd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Soddy - Daisy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Soddy Lake Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Red Bank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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