Welcome to Fish Creek ...
Fish Creek is located in Door County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fish Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
A typical abbreviation for Fish Creek: Fish Crk. (or less commonly used: Fish Ck. or Fish Cr.)
Fish Creek is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fish Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Fish Creek and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Fish Creek: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Fish Creek: 54212<4>
Communities Also Named Fish Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Fish Creek - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New York (3) and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fish Creek.
Communities near Fish Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fish Creek.
- Marinette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marinette
- From Fish Creek to Marinette
- Menominee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Menominee
- From Fish Creek to Menominee
- Sister Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sister Bay
- From Fish Creek to Sister Bay
- Ephraim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Egg Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Baileys Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baileys Harbor
- From Fish Creek to Baileys Harbor
- North Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jacksonport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jacksonport
- From Fish Creek to Jacksonport
- Rowleys Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowleys Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rowleys Bay
- From Fish Creek to Rowleys Bay
- Ellison Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellison Bay
- From Fish Creek to Ellison Bay
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 Fish Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fish Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fish 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 Fish Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fish Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Fish Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fish Creek ...
Looking for more information about Fish 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 Fish Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fish Creek.
Adding Fish Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fish 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 Fish Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Fish Creek post office opened in 1858.
We also found Fish Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fish Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fish Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Door, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fish Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Fish Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Fish Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fish Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fish Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |