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Welcome to Grass Creek ...

Grass Creek is located in Hot Springs County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grass Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

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

Grass Creek is 5,580 feet [1,701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Grass Creek is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Grass Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grass Creek: 307

Communities Also Named Grass Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grass Creek - they are located in Indiana and Utah.

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

Communities near Grass Creek ...

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

  • Meeteetse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Owl Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Owl Creek is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
  • Hamilton Dome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gebo ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gebo is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebo
  • Winchester
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Winchester is located in Washakie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Kirby
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kirby is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <3>
  • Lucerne
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucerne is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Neiber ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Neiber is located in Washakie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiber
  • Thermopolis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Thermopolis
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thermopolis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 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 Grass Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grass Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grass Creek ...

Looking for more information about Grass 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 Grass Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grass Creek.

Adding Grass Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grass 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 (so far) for Grass Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Grass Creek post office opened in 1923.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Hot Springs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grass Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/