Welcome to Bitter Creek ...
Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bitter Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bitter Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
A typical abbreviation for Bitter Creek: Bitter Crk. (or less commonly used: Bitter Ck. or Bitter Cr.)
Bitter Creek is 6,690 feet [2,039 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bitter Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Bitter Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bitter Creek is within the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Bitter Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bitter Creek - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bitter Creek.
Communities near Bitter Creek ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Bitter Creek.
- Table Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County
- Point of Rocks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
- Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <4>
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Red Desert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
- Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
- Sweeney Ranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
- Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
- Superior
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
- Frewen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Wamsutter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsutter
- Wamsutter is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamsutter <4>
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bitter Creek ...
Looking for more information about Bitter 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 Bitter Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bitter Creek.
Adding Bitter Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bitter 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 Bitter Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bitter Creek post office opened in 1869.
We also found Bitter Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bitter Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bitter Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bitter Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |