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Welcome to White Creek ...

White Creek is located in Adams County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of White Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

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

White Creek is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for White Creek: (608)

Communities Also Named White Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named White Creek - they are located in New York (2), Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near White Creek ...

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

  • Mauston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
    • Mauston is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Wisconsin Dells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
    • Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Lake Delton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
    • Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
  • New Lisbon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
    • New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
  • Adams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Westfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Marquette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Necedah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
    • Necedah is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Oxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Marquette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Lyndon Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
    • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 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 White Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Creek.

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

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

Adding White Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White 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 White Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the White Creek post office opened in 1855.

We also found White Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Creek.

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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 Adams, 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 White Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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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