Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Location of Lees Creek, Ohio
Lees Creek , also known as Centerville ,[ 1] is an unincorporated community in central Wayne Township , Clinton County , Ohio , United States .[ 2] It lies at the intersection of State Route 729 with Cox Road, 6 miles (9½ km) south of Sabina and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Wilmington , the county seat of Clinton County.[ 1] It lies between the headwaters of the Middle Fork of Lees Creek, to the southeast,[ 1] and the Anderson Fork of Caesar Creek.[ 3] it had a post office , with the ZIP code 45138. The Post Office closed in 2012 and the town, including East Clinton High School , now carries a Sabina mailing address.[ 4]
Lees Creek is home to East Clinton Middle School and East Clinton High School .[ 5] [ 6]
History
Lees Creek was originally called Centerville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1816.[ 7] A post office called Lees Creek has been in operation since 1819.[ 8] The present name comes from nearby Lees Creek .[ 7]
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References
^ a b c DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer . 7th ed. Yarmouth : DeLorme , 2004, p. 76. ISBN 0-89933-281-1 .
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lees Creek, Ohio
^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer . 7th ed. Yarmouth : DeLorme , 2004, p. 66. ISBN 0-89933-281-1 .
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
^ East Clinton High School , East Clinton Local School District, 2007. Accessed 2007-09-03.
^ East Clinton Middle School , East Clinton Local School District, 2007. Accessed 2007-09-03.
^ a b Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions . B.F. Bowen. pp. 321 .
^ "Clinton County" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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