Lees Creek - Maps and Roads
Lees Creek was originally called Centerville which was laid out in 1816. The present name comes from nearby Lees Creek. A post office called Lees Creek was in operation from 1819 to 2012 with the ZIP code of 45138. The Post Office closed in 2012 and the town now carries a Sabina mailing address.
Centerville was laid out on December 4, 1816. The proprietor of the town was Timothy Jones who emigrated to this county from the state of Virginia. Centerville is the voting precinct of Wayne township and is the largest town in the township in the center of a good farming community. When the post office was placed here it was given the name of Lee's Creek. Babb Brothers had a very modern and up-to-date general merchandise store. They reached the country patrons through three huckster trucks which had daily routes to different parts of the county. Oscar Jones was the postmaster and also kept a general merchandise store. The saw and grist-mill was owned and operated by W. D. Jerrells. Fred Webb was the village blacksmith and C. I. Pidgeon was the restaurant keeper. The village had one physician, C. A. Shaeffer. Centerville had a first-grade high school, which was erected at a cost of twenty thousand dollars. This town, as the name indicates, is located in the center of the township. Memphis is the other town in the township. This hamlet is situated in the eastern part of the township and is merely a cluster of houses at a cross roads.
Centerville was laid out on December 4, 1816. The proprietor of the town was Timothy Jones who emigrated to this county from the state of Virginia. Centerville is the voting precinct of Wayne township and is the largest town in the township in the center of a good farming community. When the post office was placed here it was given the name of Lee's Creek. Babb Brothers had a very modern and up-to-date general merchandise store. They reached the country patrons through three huckster trucks which had daily routes to different parts of the county. Oscar Jones was the postmaster and also kept a general merchandise store. The saw and grist-mill was owned and operated by W. D. Jerrells. Fred Webb was the village blacksmith and C. I. Pidgeon was the restaurant keeper. The village had one physician, C. A. Shaeffer. Centerville had a first-grade high school, which was erected at a cost of twenty thousand dollars. This town, as the name indicates, is located in the center of the township. Memphis is the other town in the township. This hamlet is situated in the eastern part of the township and is merely a cluster of houses at a cross roads.