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Welcome to French Creek ...

French Creek is located in Upshur County<1>.


The location of French 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 French Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

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

French Creek is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: French Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for French Creek: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named French Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named French Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near French Creek ...

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

  • Buckhannon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Weston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
  • Junior
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Burnsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jane Lew
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Womelsdorf
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
    • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Rock Cave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
    • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
  • Sago
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
    • Sago is located in Upshur County
  • Wilsontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
    • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Creek ...

Looking for more information about French 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for French Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for French Creek.

Adding French Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of French 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 French Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the French Creek post office opened in 1822.

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

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

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Upshur, 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 French Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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