Welcome to Center Creek ...
Center Creek is located in Wasatch County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.
A typical abbreviation for Center Creek: Center Crk. (or less commonly used: Center Ck. or Center Cr.)
Center Creek is 5,920 feet [1,804 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Center Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Center Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Center Creek: 435
Communities near Center Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Center Creek.
- Heber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Heber City is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <3>
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
- Kamas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
- Kamas is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <3>
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
- Hideout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
- Hideout is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Wallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
- Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Former names for Wallsburg:
- Little Warm Valley
- Round Valley
- Wallsburg Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <3>
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 Center Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center 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 Center Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Center Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Creek ...
Looking for more information about Center 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 Center Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Center Creek.
Adding Center Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Center 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 Center Creek was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Wasatch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center 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. |