Welcome to Lees Creek ...

Lees Creek is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lees Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lees Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lees Creek: (937)

The ZIP code for Lees Creek: 45169<3>

Communities Also Named Lees Creek ...

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

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.

• Washington Court House
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
  • Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <4>
• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Fayette County
• Wilmington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Hillsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Greenfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Sabina
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
  • Sabina is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
• Jamestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Lynchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Leesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• New Vienna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Vienna <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 Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Lees Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Clinton County: www.co.clinton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/