Welcome to Bent Creek ...

Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bent Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

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

Bent Creek is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bent Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bent Creek: 434

Communities Also Named Bent Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bent Creek - they are located in Alabama and North Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Bent Creek ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynchburg
  • From Bent Creek to Lynchburg
• Amherst
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amherst
  • From Bent Creek to Amherst
• Appomattox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appomattox
  • From Bent Creek to Appomattox
• Beckham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
  • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beckham
  • From Bent Creek to Beckham
• Buffalo Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buffalo Springs
  • From Bent Creek to Buffalo Springs
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
• Walkers Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
  • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walkers Ford
  • From Bent Creek to Walkers Ford
• Norwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norwood
  • From Bent Creek to Norwood
• New Glasgow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
  • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Glasgow
  • From Bent Creek to New Glasgow
• Toga
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toga
  • From Bent Creek to Toga

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bent Creek ...

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

Adding Bent Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bent 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 Bent Creek was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Bent Creek in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/