Welcome to Lees Creek ...

Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lees Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Lees Creek: Lees Crk. (or less commonly used: Lees Ck. or Lees Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lees Creek for more information about variations on the name of Lees Creek.

Lees Creek is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lees Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lees Creek is within the boundaries of the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Lees Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lees Creek - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lees Creek.

Communities near Lees Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lees Creek.

• Picayune
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
  • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <4>
• Franklinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Sun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
• Varnado
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <4>
• Angie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <4>
• Bush
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <4>
• Enon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Washington Parish
• Pine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Washington Parish
• Talisheek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talisheek
  • Talisheek is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talisheek <4>
• Abita Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lees Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lees Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lees Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lees Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lees Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Lees Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lees Creek ...

Looking for more information about Lees Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lees Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lees Creek.

Adding Lees Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lees Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lees Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lees Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lees Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lees Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/