Deep Creek’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Deep Creek. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDeep Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 94.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 115 to 94 (-18%). Half of its homes were built before 1948.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Deep Creek yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Deep Creek’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deep Creek’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWest House, 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Deep Creek
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Deep Creek, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Deep Creek is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Deep Creek has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hills Farm in Lee Mont, 3.1 miles away.
Deep Creek and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as West House (1930) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.