Welcome to Kerrs Creek ...
Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerrs Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for Kerrs Creek: Kerrs Crk. (or less commonly used: Kerrs Ck. or Kerrs Cr.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kerrs Creek for more information about variations on the name of Kerrs Creek.
Kerrs Creek is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kerrs Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kerrs Creek: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Kerrs Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kerrs Creek.
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
- Clifton Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Craigsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- East Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zollman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zollman
- From Kerrs Creek to Zollman
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverside
- From Kerrs Creek to Riverside
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 Kerrs Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kerrs Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kerrs 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 Kerrs Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerrs Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Kerrs Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerrs Creek ...
Looking for more information about Kerrs 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 Kerrs Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kerrs Creek.
Adding Kerrs Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kerrs 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 Kerrs Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Kerrs Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerrs Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockbridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kerrs Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Kerrs Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Kerrs Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |