Welcome to Bridle Creek ...

Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bridle Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

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

Bridle Creek is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bridle Creek is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Bridle Creek: (276)

Communities Also Named Bridle Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bridle Creek - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Bridle Creek ...

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

• Galax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
• Sparta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Jefferson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Rural Retreat
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Retreat
  • Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Retreat <4>
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Fries
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
• Trout Dale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
  • Trout Dale is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <4>
• Lansing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Amelia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
• Piney Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
  • Piney Creek is located in Alleghany County (NC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Creek <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridle Creek ...

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

Adding Bridle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridle 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 Bridle Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bridle Creek post office opened in 1842.

We also found Bridle Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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