By the 1870s, there were 20 pastoral families occupying the valley and, on the eastern side of the present townsite, was Summer Hill station, belonging to John Single, after whom the main street is named.

[3] On 2 October 2013 Werris Creek was slated to be the location for a film, Unbroken, written by the Coen brothers, and directed by Angelina Jolie.

In 1996 the Werris Creek Magpies won the Clayton Cup for being the best performed, premiership-winning first grade team, in country New South Wales.

Werris Creek is a four-hour drive from Sydney and is situated midway between the famous wine growing area of the Hunter Valley and the cooler climate vineyards of the Northern Tablelands.

[7] The heritage listed Werris Creek station building, built in the late 1880s, was designed by the famed NSW railway engineer John Whitton.

[8] A historic display depicts the history of Werris Creek as the first railway town in Australia from the age of steam through to the modern day diesel.

[citation needed] American singer/songwriter and Country/Rockabilly recording artist Jason Lee Wilson memorialized the town in the song "Werris Creek" which was included on his 2007 debut solo album entitled "High Country".