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Welcome to Salt Creek ...

Salt Creek is located in Amherst County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salt 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 Salt Creek: Salt Crk. (or less commonly used: Salt Ck. or Salt Cr.)

Salt Creek is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Salt Creek: 434

Communities Also Named Salt Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Salt Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Salt Creek ...

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

  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Amherst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Coleman Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Lavino Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
  • Pedlar Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
  • Winesap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Winesap is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salt Creek ...

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

Adding Salt Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amherst, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salt 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.