Welcome to Pine Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Pine Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pine Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pine Creek, please Contact Us.
Pine Creek would have been located within present day Trempealeau County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.
A typical abbreviation for Pine Creek: Pine Crk. (or less commonly used: Pine Ck. or Pine Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pine Creek is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pine Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Pine Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Pine Creek - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Creek.
Communities near Pine Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pine Creek.
- Winona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
- Onalaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Holmen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - La Crescent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
- La Crescent is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <4>
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Trempealeau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Galesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
- Fountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
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 Pine Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pine 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 Pine Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Pine Creek.
Adding Pine Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pine 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 Pine Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Pine Creek post office opened in 1865.
We also found Pine Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Trempealeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |