Welcome to Alum Creek ...

Alum Creek is located in Hill Country.

Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County<1>.

The location of Alum Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

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

Alum Creek is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Alum Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Alum Creek - they are located in Nevada, Ohio (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alum Creek ...

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

• Bastrop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
  • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
• Giddings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giddings
  • Giddings is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giddings <4>
• Smithville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Upton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Bastrop County
• Togo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
  • Togo is located in Bastrop County
• Phelan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
  • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
• Camp Swift
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
  • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
• Kirtley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
  • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
• Rosanky
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosanky
  • Rosanky is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosanky <4>
• Kovar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
  • Kovar is located in Bastrop County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alum Creek ...

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

Adding Alum Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alum Creek post office opened in 1851.

We also found Alum Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alum Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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