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Welcome to Battle Creek ...The city of Battle Creek is located in Madison County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Battle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. The origin (or the toponymy) of Battle Creek: Named after a local stream where Nebraska Volunteers prepared to fight against the Pawnee Indians. When the people of Battle Creek refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Battle Creekian<2> A typical abbreviation for Battle Creek: Battle Crk. (or less commonly used: Battle Ck. or Battle Cr.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Battle Creek has a population of 1,184 people<3> (see below for details). Battle Creek is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Battle Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Battle Creek: (402) & (531)<5> The ZIP code for Battle Creek: 68715<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Battle Creek had an population of 1,184 people. This is a decrease of 1.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.25% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Battle Creek had a population of 1,207 people. This makes Battle Creek the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Battle Creek represents 0.07% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,207 people, the population of Battle Creek increased 4.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,158 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Battle Creek. Communities Also Named Battle Creek ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Battle Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Battle Creek. Communities near Battle Creek ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Battle Creek.
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 Battle Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Battle Creek. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Battle 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 Battle Creek. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Battle Creek. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Battle Creek. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battle Creek ...Looking for more information about Battle 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Battle Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Battle Creek. Adding Battle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Battle 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 Battle Creek was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Battle Creek in the book titled .<9> From that list, the Battle Creek post office opened in 1873. For more details, see References and Mentions for Battle Creek. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battle Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.ne.us/ The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/ Footnotes ...
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