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Welcome to Coal Creek ...

Coal Creek is located in King County<1>.

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

Coal Creek is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Coal Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Coal Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Coal Creek: This one is located in King County and the other is located in Cowlitz County.

Beyond Washington, there are 12 communities that are also named Coal Creek - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Montana, New Brunswick and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Coal Creek ...

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

  • Seattle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Renton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Federal Way
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Redmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sammamish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoreline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Creek ...

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

Adding Coal Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

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