Welcome to Peters Creek ...

Peters Creek is located in Patrick County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Peters Creek (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peters Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Peters Creek for more information about variations on the name of Peters Creek.

Peters Creek is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Peters Creek: 276

Communities Also Named Peters Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Peters Creek - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Peters Creek ...

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

Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <3>
Pilot Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <3>
Stuart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Stuart is located in Patrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
Danbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
Patrick Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
- Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <3>
Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
Mount Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peters Creek ...

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

Adding Peters Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peters 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 Peters Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Peters Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peters Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.
<5>	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.