Welcome to Shorts Creek ...

Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shorts Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

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

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

Shorts Creek is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Shorts Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Shorts Creek: 276

Communities near Shorts Creek ...

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

• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pulaski
  • From Shorts Creek to Pulaski
• Wytheville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wytheville
  • From Shorts Creek to Wytheville
• Galax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galax
  • From Shorts Creek to Galax
• Hillsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hillsville
  • From Shorts Creek to Hillsville
• Fries
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fries
  • From Shorts Creek to Fries
• Sylvatus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
  • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sylvatus
  • From Shorts Creek to Sylvatus
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Grove
  • From Shorts Creek to Oak Grove
• Ivanhoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ivanhoe
  • From Shorts Creek to Ivanhoe
• Star
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Star
  • From Shorts Creek to Star
• Siloam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Siloam is located in Wythe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Siloam
  • From Shorts Creek to Siloam

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shorts Creek ...

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

Adding Shorts Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shorts 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 Shorts Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Shorts Creek post office opened in 1881.

We also found Shorts Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/

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