Welcome to Spring Creek ...

Spring Creek is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County<1>.

The location of Spring 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 Spring Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

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

Spring Creek is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Spring Creek is located in the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Spring Creek ...

While we believe that this Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Spring Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Gillespie, Hutchinson and San Saba County.

Beyond Texas, there are 42 communities that are also named Spring Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (7), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spring Creek ...

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

• Olney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Young County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
• Throckmorton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Throckmorton is located in Throckmorton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throckmorton <4>
• Newcastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Young County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
• Megargel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
  • Megargel is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Megargel <4>
• Padgett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padgett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
  • Padgett is located in Young County
• Elbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
  • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
• Round Timber ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
  • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
• Proffitt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
  • Proffitt is located in Young County
• Anarene ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anarene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
  • Anarene is located in Archer County
• Murray
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Young 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 Spring Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Creek ...

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

Adding Spring Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spring Creek post office opened in 1877.

We also found Spring Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/