Creek Indians, A confederacy forming the largest division of the Muskhogean family. They received their name form the English on account of the numerous streams in their country. During early historic times the Creek occupied the greater portion of Alabama and Georgia, residing chiefly on Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, the two largest tributaries of the Alabama river and on the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers. Read more about the Creek Tribe History.
Creek Indian Biography
- Biography of General William Augustus Bowles
- Biography of General William Mcintosh
- Biography of General Alexander McGillivray
- Creek Indian Chiefs and Leaders
- Benjamin Hawkins (hosted at About North Georgia)
- Opothleyaholo
Bureau of Indian Affairs
- A Guide to Tracing your Indian Ancestry(PDF)
- Tribal Leaders Directory
- Recognized Indian Entities, 10/2010 Update (PDF)
Creek Indian Cemeteries
Creek Indian Census
- 1832 Creek Nation, Alabama Census, otherwise known as the:
- 1835 Cherokee Census East of the Mississippi, otherwise known as the:
- 1860 Federal Census Indian Territory (hosted at Indian Territory Archives)
- 1860 Creek Nation census, Free inhabitants (hosted at Creek Indian Researcher)
- Pages 1-4
- Pages 5-8
- Pages 9-12
- Pages 13-15
- No surname
- Surnames A-L
- Surnames M-Y
- 1860 Census of the 1832 Creek Orphans (hosted at Creek Indian Researcher)
- 1863 Refugee Creek & Euchee Indian Census (hosted at Creek Indian Researcher)
- Free US Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940
- Ancestry – US Indian Census Schedules 1885-1940 $$
- 1900 Indian Territory Census $$ (hosted at Ancestry.com)
- Indians in the 11th (1890) Census of the United States
Creek Indian Court Records
- Monroe and Conecuh County, Alabama Marriages,1833-1880 (hosted at Among the Creeks)
Creek Indian Culture/Customs
Federally Recognized Creek Tribes
- Muscogee Creek Nation
Hwy 75 & Loop 56 or P.O. Box 580
Okmulgee, OK 74447 - Poarch Band of Creek Indians
- 5811 Jack Springs Road
- Atmore, AL 36502
- History and Culture
- Enrollment Information
State Recognized Creek Tribes
The list of tribes and organizations below are not federally recognized. Many of them are state recognized organizations only or working towards federal recognition. We do not have the resources to check the validity of each and every organization and expect that you should before attempting to join or send a monetary contribution. We will provide a listing for any Native American organization or tribe. If you would like your organization listed please submit the information here.
- Alibama Quassarte Tribal Town
- 101 E. Broadway
Wetumka, OK 74883 - About Us
- 101 E. Broadway
- Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
1940 C.C. Red Road
Elton, LA 70532
Genealogy Help Pages
- Proving Your Indian Ancestry
- Indian Genealogy
- DNA- Testing for your Native American Ancestry
- Understanding the Final (Dawes) Roll
- How to Register or get your CDIB Card
- How to Write a Genealogical Query
Creek Indian History
- Creek Indian History
- Creek Indians (hosted at Family Search)
- A Study Of The Creek Indians (hosted at Webpages by John Robertson)
- The Creek Nation (hosted at About North Georgia)
- Principal Chiefs (hosted at Oklahoma Twin Territories)
- People of One Fire
Creek Indian Home Page Links
- Among the Creeks (Carol Middleton’s Heritage of the South)
- Some Creek Family and Friends
- The Battle of Burnt Corn
- The Massacre of Fort Mims
- Surnames of the Dead Families of Fort Mims
- First-hand accounts of The Massacre at Fort Mims
- The Kimbell-James Massacre
- Newspaper comments of the Kimbell-Jones Massacre
- Attack on Fort Sinquefield
- The Battle of Tallaseehatchee
- The Battle of Talladega
- List of Military who died at Talladega
- Andrew Jackson’s account for Talladega to Governor Blount
- The “Carnage was Dreadful”: The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, March 27, 1814
- Account of Red Eagle’s Surrender
- Treaty of Fort Jackson, 1814
- Halbert & Ball’s The Creek War of 1813 and 1814
Creek Indian Land and Maps
Creek Indian Language
- Creek Language (hosted at World Language)
- Muskogee Creek Language (hosted at Native Languages of the Americas)
- Sign Language Among North American Indians
Creek Indian Legends
- A Migration Legend of the Creek Indians
- Indian Mythology
- How Rabbit Fooled Alligator (hosted at Stonees Web Lodge)
- The White Potato Clan (hosted at Stonees Web Lodge)
- A Word About Creek Folk Tales (hosted at The Museum)
Creek Indian Military Records
- Indian Wars, Conflicts and Disturbances 1614-1893
- Indians Who Served in the War (WWII)
Creek Indian Miscellaneous Links
- Indian Pioneer Papers (hosted at University of Oklahoma, Western History Collections)
- Intruders and Non-Citizens in the Creek Nation, 1875-1895 (hosted at Oklahoma Twin Territories)
Creek Indian Rolls
- Dawes Roll ~ Data Base
- Index to Final Roll ~ 1889~1914, Images
- Understanding the Final (Dawes) Roll
- Guion Miller Roll
- Applications to Guion Miller Roll
Creek Indian Schools
Creek Indian Surnames
- A History and Genealogy of Chief William McIntosh Jr. and his know descendants (hosted at McIntosh Indian Researcher)
Creek Indian Towns and Villages
Creek Indian Treaties
- Treaty of August 7, 1790
- Treaty of June 29, 1796
- Treaty of June 16, 1802
- Treaty of November 14, 1805
- Treaty of August 9, 1814
- Treaty of January 22, 1818
- Treaty of January 8, 1821
- Treaty of January 8, 1821 (2)
- Treaty of February 12, 1825
- Agreement of June 29 1825
- Treaty of January 24, 1826
- Treaty of November 15, 1827
- Treaty of March 24, 1832
- Treaty of February 14, 1833
- Treaty of August 24, 1835
- Treaty of November 23, 1838
- Treaty of January 4, 1845
- Supplemental Treaty of June 13, 1854
- Treaty of August 7, 1856
- Agreement of September 13, 1865
- Treaty of June 14, 1866
- Indian Treaties, Acts and Agreements
- Signers of Native American Treaties, Indian, Military and Guests
- Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties, Vol. 2
As the United States expanded westward from the original thirteen colonies, settlers often confronted the existing owners of the land. As a result the federal government often negotiated treaties with these Native Americans. This collection of official treaties was compiled by the United States and originally printed in 1904. (Subscribers Only) Try Ancestry.com’s Census Images for FREE!!!
Creek Indian Suggested Reading
- Notes on the Creek Indians
- Notes on the Creek Indians was published in 1939 by Swanton and taken from the notes of Maj. J. W. Powell. Those notes were initially written down in interviews with two Creek Indians from Okmulgee Town in Oklahoma in the early 1880’s, Legus F. Perryman and Gen. Pleasant Porter. While not extensive, and in part, duplicates Swanton’s Early History of Creek Indians, there is specific information found within the manuscript not available elsewhere.
- Tribal Migrations East of the Mississippi
- The map entitled “Linguistic Families of American Indians North of Mexico”, by J. W. Powell, issued by the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, some years ago and several times revised and reprinted, indicates the position of the various groups of tribes when they first became known to Europeans. The map, as its title implies, includes the entire North American continent north of Mexico, but in the present paper, only that portion bordering on the lower Mississippi, and eastward to the Atlantic coast, will be considered.
- A Migration Legend of the Creek Indians
- Writing more then just a book about an Indian legend, Samuel Gatschet’s classic ethnographic manuscript delves deeply into the enthnography of the Southern tribes of Creek Indians, providing a look into the linguistic groups of the Gulf States, the tribes which spoke those languages, the villages they lived in, and a more comprehensive study of Creek life. Finally, Gatschet provides an overall look at Indian migration legends, and then gives an English translation of the Creek migration legend.
