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Welcome to Oak Creek ...

Oak Creek is located in Sanpete County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak 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 Oak Creek: Oak Crk. (or less commonly used: Oak Ck. or Oak Cr.)

Oak Creek is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Oak Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oak Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oak Creek: 435

Communities Also Named Oak Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oak Creek - they are located in Arizona, Colorado (2), Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina (3), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oak Creek ...

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
    • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
    • Fort Hambleton
    • Hambleton
    • Hambletowns Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
  • Moroni
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Spring City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdseye
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Birdseye is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
    • Former names for Birdseye:
    • Clinton
    • Summit Basin
  • Scofield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Scofield is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Beaver Dams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
    • Beaver Dams has also been known as:
    • Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
  • Connellsville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Connellsville is located in Emery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Creek ...

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

Adding Oak Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak 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 (so far) for Oak Creek was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Sanpete, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak 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.