Welcome to Hat Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Hat Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hat Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hat Creek, please Contact Us.

Hat Creek would have been located within present day Niobrara County<2>.

The location of Hat Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hat Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hat Creek is 4,500 feet [1,372 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hat Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Hat Creek was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hat Creek still existed, it would have been in the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Hat Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Hat Creek: This one is located in Niobrara County and the other is located in Converse County.

Beyond Wyoming, there are 4 communities that are also named Hat Creek - they are located in California, South Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hat Creek ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Hat Creek.

• Lusk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
  • Lusk is located in Niobrara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lusk <5>
• Manville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Manville is located in Niobrara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manville <5>
• Kirtley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
  • Kirtley is located in Niobrara County
• Lance Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Creek
  • Lance Creek is located in Niobrara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lance Creek <5>
• West Lance Creek ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lance Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lance Creek
  • West Lance Creek is located in Niobrara County
• Keeline
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeline
  • Keeline is located in Niobrara County
• Van Tassell
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tassell
  • Van Tassell is located in Niobrara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Tassell <5>
• Harrison
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Sioux County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Lost Springs
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
  • Lost Springs is located in Converse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <5>

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

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

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

Adding Hat Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hat Creek post office opened in 1877.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/