Lees Creek is an unincorporated community in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 2 miles (3.22 kilometres) S of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

Lees Creek, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°44′15″N 89°52′36″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Washington
Elevation	95 ft (29 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	985
GNIS feature ID	543389 [1]
FIPS code	22-42940

Name Origins

It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from a local church built in the area. Some researchers have suggested that both the old church and surrounding area was named after Jim Lea, one of the first settlers in the area.[2] Washington parish courthouse records a list of local headrights granted to settlers in Washington Parish by an Act of Congress in 1820. A man named Jim Lea is listed in the document and obtained the land sometime prior to 1810.[3]

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