Welcome to Sleepy Creek ...
Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sleepy Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
A typical abbreviation for Sleepy Creek: Sleepy Crk. (or less commonly used: Sleepy Ck. or Sleepy Cr.)
Sleepy Creek is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sleepy Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sleepy Creek: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Sleepy Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sleepy Creek - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sleepy Creek.
Communities near Sleepy Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sleepy Creek.
- Hagerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
- Mercersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McConnellsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Clear Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hedgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
- Big Pool is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <4>
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 Sleepy Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sleepy Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sleepy 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 Sleepy Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sleepy Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Sleepy Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sleepy Creek ...
Looking for more information about Sleepy 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sleepy Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sleepy Creek.
Adding Sleepy Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sleepy 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 Sleepy Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Sleepy Creek in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Sleepy Creek post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sleepy Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sleepy Creek - 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 Sleepy Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Sleepy Creek 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> | 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/ |