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Two Creeks is located in Manitowoc County<1>.


The location of Two Creeks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Two Creeks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Two Creeks is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Two Creeks: (920) & (274)<4>

Communities Also Named Two Creeks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Two Creeks - it's located in Manitoba.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Two Creeks.

Communities near Two Creeks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Two Creeks.

  • Manitowoc
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
    • Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
  • Two Rivers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
    • Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
  • Kewaunee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
    • Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
  • Luxemburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
    • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
  • Denmark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
  • Mishicot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mishicot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
    • Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Whitelaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Whitelaw is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Francis Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
    • Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Casco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Casco is located in Kewaunee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Maribel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
    • Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 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 Two Creeks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Two Creeks.

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

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

Adding Two Creeks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Two Creeks 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 Two Creeks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Two Creeks post office opened in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Two Creeks.

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

The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/

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 Manitowoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Two Creeks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920).
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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