Welcome to Lee Creek ...

Lee Creek is located in Wood County<1>.

The location of Lee Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lee Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

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

Lee Creek is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lee Creek: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Lee Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lee Creek - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Lee Creek ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Vienna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Pomeroy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• New Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• North Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people

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 Lee Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lee Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lee 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 Lee Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee Creek ...

Looking for more information about Lee 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 Lee Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lee Creek.

Adding Lee Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lee 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 Lee Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lee Creek post office opened in 1855.

We also found Lee Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/