Black Creek in the 1920's was the site of Camps #2 and #3 for Comox Logging and Railway Company. The area was named for the unusual dark colour of the water in the stream that ran through the valley.The area was hunted by the local natives and became a Soldier's Settlement in 1919. The first settlers of Black Creek had to pick up their mail in Merville. With the arrival of new farmers and settlers, Black Creek mail was now being routed to the Oyster River post office. Henry Schulz, Sr. would go to the Oyster River Post Office to pick up the mail, handed it out from his store, the H. Schulz General Store. Then local MP, A.W. Neill, suggested that Schulz become postmaster and that the post office be situated in his store. On June 1, 1936 the Black Creek Post Office was officially opened. The Coach Line bus delivered the mail at first and later the Canadian Pacific trucking was used as the carrier. When the Oyster River Post Office was closed the volume of mail increased. A new store was built and Mr. Schulz installed the areas first mail boxes. These early boxes were secured with combination locks. Henry Schulz was Postmaster until his sudden death in 1955 and was replaced by his son Peter, in February of the same year. When the store was sold to Siegfried Kussauer in 1966, he became the Postmaster. He held the position until November 1974. When the original building burnt Mr. Kussauer rebuilt, forming the framework for the current Black Creek Store. Morris Quinn took over as Postmaster when he purchased the store in 1974. Ill health forced Mr.Quinn to resign his position in 1982. The acting Postmaster, Helen Arlitt, would become the first Postmaster of Black Creek not to be owner of the store in 1985. In 1992 the post office moved to its current location by the Miracle Beach Junction. Over the last sixty years the post office has grown from a few boxes to serving two rural routes (1200 homes). The Black Creek Post Office celebrated its 60th anniversary in June 1996. They held an open house at the post office on June 1, 1996 and all the surviving Postmasters were present. To commemorate the anniversary the post office offered for sale a special anniversary cover. It featured a picture of the first Post Office, a special cancellation and the history of Black Creek.
