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Welcome to Onion Creek ...

Onion Creek is located in Stevens County<1>.

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

Onion Creek is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Onion Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Onion Creek: 509

Communities Also Named Onion Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Onion Creek - they are located in Kansas and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Onion Creek ...

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

  • Colville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Kettle Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ione
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
  • Northport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Metaline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Marcus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Marble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Stevens County
  • Spirit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
    • Spirit is located in Stevens County
  • Evans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinkney City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
    • Pinkney City is located in Stevens County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Onion Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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