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Do you know of Dutch Creek ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dutch Creek. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dutch Creek.<1>

Our sources for Dutch Creek (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Dutch Creek other than they indicate that Dutch Creek would be found somewhere in Nelson County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1894.

Communities Also Named Dutch Creek ...

We found one communities that share the name Dutch Creek.

Within Virginia, the name Dutch Creek is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Dutch Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Dutch Creek [Mineral County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dutch Creek ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dutch Creek:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Dutch Creek - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Nelson County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Nelson County.

Alhambra 
AsbestineManteo
 Midway
BoazMontreal
BroaddusMount Horeb
Buffalo MinesMyndus
Buffalo Station 
BufordOtway
  
ClaypoolPolar
CrossvillePoplar
  
DeerockRepton
 Rock Fish Depot
Elk FurnaceRose Mills
Elmington 
 Shelton
Faber's MillsSlaughter
FleetwoodStage Bridge
Frontelo 
 Tye River Depot
Grape LawnTye River Mills
 Tye River Warehouse
Hardwicksville 
HighlandVariety Mills
  
LoveWinginia

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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