Welcome to Horse Creek ...

Horse Creek is located in Polk County<1>.

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

Horse Creek is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Horse Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Horse Creek: (715) and (534)<3>

Communities Also Named Horse Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Horse Creek - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Horse Creek ...

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

• Forest Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lake <5>
• Stillwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <5>
• Hugo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <5>
• New Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
• Chisago City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisago City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago City
  • Chisago City is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisago City <5>
• Oak Park Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Heights
  • Oak Park Heights is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park Heights <5>
• Lindstrom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindstrom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindstrom
  • Lindstrom is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindstrom <5>
• Scandia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
  • Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <5>
• Grant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
• Bayport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
  • Bayport is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayport <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Creek ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horse Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/