Welcome to Kerrs Creek ...

Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

The location of Kerrs Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

The area code for Kerrs Creek: (540)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Buena Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
• Glasgow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Craigsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Goshen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
  • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
• Riverside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
• Brownsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

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