Deer Creek’s post office opened in 1832, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Sycamore Row.
How Deer Creek began
When was Deer Creek founded?
The Deer Creek post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name.
1 historic place in Deer Creek
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Deer Creek’s history
What year was Deer Creek founded?
The Deer Creek post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Deer Creek?
One place: the Sycamore Row (listed 2023).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.