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Welcome to Rich Creek ...

Rich Creek is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rich Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

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

Rich Creek is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rich Creek: 931

Communities Also Named Rich Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rich Creek - they are located in Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Rich Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rich Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rich Creek ...

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

  • Spring Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Shelbyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson's Station
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Unionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trigg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
  • Eagleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Creek ...

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

Adding Rich Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rich 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 Rich Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rich Creek post office opened in 1872.

We also found Rich Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rich 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/