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History · Black Creek

Black Creek’s post office opened in 1840, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Black Creek was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Its Register listings are the Dr. H. D. Lucas House and the Manalcus Aycock House. Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 1870.

1840first post office
2on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
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How Black Creek began

When was Black Creek founded?

1840

The Black Creek post office opened in 1840, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 77 in 18702020 census: 692186 years
Founding year: the first Black Creek post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Black Creek’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Black Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19043 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1998. Watch Black Creek change.Deep rootsA post office since 1840: 186 years of Black Creek.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Black Creek’s history is told.

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On the map

Black Creek on the map, 1904 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Black Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Black Creek on the 1904 USGS mapBlack Creek on the 1978 USGS mapBlack Creek on the 1998 USGS map1904Wilson sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Black Creek.

The story

How Black Creek came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Black Creek.

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The Manalcus Aycock House, Black Creek Rural Historic District, and Dr. H. D. Lucas House were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Black Creek, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Black Creek, North Carolina 022021Black Creek, North Carolina 02Black Creek, North Carolina 012021Black Creek, North Carolina 01NCMap-doton-BlackCreek2004NCMap-doton-BlackCreek
On the National Register

2 historic places in Black Creek

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
5
each building in a district counts
first listed
1986
Dr. H. D. Lucas House
Dr. H. D. Lucas HouseManalcus Aycock House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Victorian1
All 2 listings
Dr. H. D. Lucas HouseBuilding · listed 1986Manalcus Aycock HouseBuilding · listed 1986

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Black Creek, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 769

Between 77 and 769 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Black Creek’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Black Creek’s history

What year was Black Creek founded?

The Black Creek post office opened in 1840, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Black Creek?

Two places: the Dr. H. D. Lucas House (listed 1986) and the Manalcus Aycock House (1986).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.