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

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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.