Sand Creek

Sand Creek is a stream in Parke, Indiana. Sand Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Nyesville, as well as near Billie Creek Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanitorium Covered Bridge and Billie Creek Covered Bridge.

Sanitorium Covered Bridge

Bridge

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The Sanitorium Covered Bridge is a bridged located east of Rockville, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1913. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Sanitorium Covered Bridge is situated 2 miles northeast of Sand Creek.

Billie Creek Covered Bridge

Bridge

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The Billie Creek Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch structure in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1895. J.L. Van Fossen supplied the sandstone that makes up the abutments cut from A.E. Fuel's nearby quarry. Billie Creek Covered Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Sand Creek.

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge

Bridge

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The Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is a single span double Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1899. Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is situated 2½ miles west of Sand Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyesville and Bellmore.

Nyesville

Hamlet

Nyesville, also known as Nowlington, is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nyesville is situated 1½ miles north of Sand Creek.

Bellmore

Hamlet

Bellmore is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. U.S. Route 36 and State Road 59 intersect in Bellmore. Bellmore is situated 3 miles east of Sand Creek.

Rockville

Town

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Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Rockville had a population of 2,510. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World". Rockville is situated 3½ miles west of Sand Creek.

Sand Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Strangers Brook”
Category: body of water
Location: Parke, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.7606° or 39° 45′ 38″ north

Longitude

-87.1664° or 87° 9′ 59″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

86FJQR6M+6C

GeoNames ID

4264412

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