Lees Creek, also known as Centerville, is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in central Wayne Township

Wayne Township, Clinton County, Ohio

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, Clinton County

Clinton County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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, United States

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. It lies at the intersection of State Route 729 with Cox Road, 6 miles (9½ km) south of Sabina

Sabina, Ohio

Sabina is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,780.-History:The town of Sabina was laid out by Warren Sabin, after whom it was named, in 1830, on land originally entered by P. Neville. The original plat of the town was...

 and 12 miles (19km) southeast of Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio

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, the county seat

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 of Clinton County. It lies between the headwaters of the Middle Fork of Lees Creek, to the southeast, and the Anderson Fork of Caesar Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office

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, with the ZIP code

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 of 45138.

Lees Creek is home to East Clinton Middle School

East Clinton Middle School

East Clinton Middle School is a public middle school in Lees Creek, Ohio. It is the only middle school in the East Clinton Local Schools district. The East Clinton Local Schools district was formed in 1966 from the two districts of Simon Kenton Local Schools, and Sabina Local Schools...

 and East Clinton High School

East Clinton High School

East Clinton High School is a public high school in Lees Creek, Ohio. It is the only high school in the East Clinton Local School district. East Clinton Local School district was formed in 1966 from the two districts of Simon Kenton Local Schools, and Sabina Local Schools. East Clinton Local...

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