Do you know of Dry Creek ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dry Creek. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dry Creek.<1>

We found mention of Dry Creek as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Walla Walla County, Washington.

Communities Also Named Dry Creek ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Dry Creek.

Within Washington, the name Dry Creek is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Fayette County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dry Creek [Fayette County].
- Alaska
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Dry Creek.
- Arkansas
  - Searcy County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dry Creek [Searcy County].
- California
  - Siskiyou County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dry Creek [Siskiyou County].
- Idaho
  - Bingham County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Dry Creek [Bingham County].
- Kansas
  - Cherokee County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Cherokee County].
  - Saline County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Saline County].
  - Sedgwick County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Sedgwick County].
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Washington County].
- Kentucky
  - Knott County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dry Creek [Knott County].
- Louisiana
  - Beauregard Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Dry Creek [Beauregard Parish].
  - Calcasieu Parish
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Dry Creek [Calcasieu Parish].
- Mississippi
  - Covington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dry Creek [Covington County].
  - Tippah County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dry Creek [Tippah County].
- Missouri
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dry Creek [Crawford County].
- Nevada
  - Elko County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Dry Creek [Elko County].
- North Carolina
  - Montgomery County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dry Creek [Montgomery County].
- Oklahoma
  - Cherokee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Dry Creek [Cherokee County].
- Oregon
  - Benton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Dry Creek [Benton County].
- South Carolina
  - Lancaster County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dry Creek [Lancaster County].
- Tennessee
  - Carter County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dry Creek [Carter County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dry Creek [Washington County].
- Utah
  - Salt Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Dry Creek [Salt Lake County].
- West Virginia
  - Raleigh County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Dry Creek [Raleigh County].
- Wyoming
  - Park County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Dry Creek [Park County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dry Creek ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dry Creek:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Dry Creek - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Dry Creek.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 53/18685 (Place Name: Dry Creek)

County: Walla Walla (FIPS State/County: 53/071)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Dry Creek) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in Walla Walla County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Walla Walla County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Dry Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.