Welcome to Hay Creek ...
Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Hay Creek: Hay Crk. (or less commonly used: Hay Ck. or Hay Cr.)
Hay Creek is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hay Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hay Creek: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Hay Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hay Creek - they are located in Minnesota, Oregon and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hay Creek.
Communities near Hay Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hay Creek.
- Osseo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Fall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Strum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eleva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairchild
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merrillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Alma Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hixton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Hay Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hay Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hay 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 Hay Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hay Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Hay Creek.
Adding Hay Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hay 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 Hay Creek was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hay Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Eau Claire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hay 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Hay Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Hay Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |