Lee Creek, Arkansas

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Lee Creek is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas, [1] lying along Highway 220 and Lee Creek north of Cedarville.

History

A variant name was "Cove City". [1] The community was platted in 1880 as "Cove City". [2] The present name is after nearby Lee Creek. A proposal to officially change the town's name to "Leescreek" failed in the 1960s. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Creek
  2. ↑ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 553.
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