Welcome to Blue Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Blue Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blue Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Creek, please Contact Us.

Blue Creek would have been located within present day Box Elder County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blue Creek is 4,700 feet [1,433 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Blue Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Blue Creek was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blue Creek would have been located in the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Blue Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Blue Creek - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blue Creek ...

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

• Tremonton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremonton
  • Tremonton is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremonton <4>
• Garland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <4>
• Fielding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fielding have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
  • Fielding is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <4>
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Portage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Howell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <4>
• Snowville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Snowville is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <4>
• Washakie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
  • Washakie is located in Box Elder County
• Bothwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
  • Bothwell is located in Box Elder County
• Fort Malad ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Malad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
  • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder 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 Blue Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Creek.

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

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

Adding Blue Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Blue Creek on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/