Welcome to Secondcreek ...
Secondcreek is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Secondcreek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
Secondcreek is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Secondcreek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Secondcreek: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Secondcreek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Secondcreek.
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ronceverte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Fairlea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frazier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier 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 Secondcreek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Secondcreek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Secondcreek. 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 Secondcreek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Secondcreek. See our Newspapers Page for Secondcreek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Secondcreek ...
Looking for more information about Secondcreek? 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 Secondcreek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Secondcreek.
Adding Secondcreek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Secondcreek 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 Secondcreek was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Secondcreek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Secondcreek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Secondcreek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Secondcreek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |