Lee's Creek Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Township in Arkansas, United States

35°49′0″N 94°11′46″W / 35.81667°N 94.19611°W / 35.81667; -94.19611Country

United StatesState

ArkansasCountyWashingtonEstablished1880^[1]Area

• Total33.1 sq mi (86 km²) • Land33.1 sq mi (86 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[2]

1,828 ft (557 m)Population

(2000)

• Total640 • Density19/sq mi (7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code479GNIS feature ID69793^[2]

Lee's Creek Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.^[3] As of the 2000 census, its total population was 640.

Lee's Creek Township was established in 1880.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Johnson Township covers an area of 33.1 square miles (86 km²), all land.^[3] Devil's Den State Park makes up the southern tip of the township. The township was created from parts of Cove Creek Township and Crawford Township in 1880.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Blackburn

Cemeteries

The township contains Blackburn Cemetery.

Major routes

References

^ ^a ^b Baker, Russell (1985). Arkansas Township Atlas 1819-1930. Hot Springs, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Society. p. 202. OCLC 11528205.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee's Creek Township, Washington County, Arkansas
^ ^a ^b "Township of Lee's Creek, Washington County, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 167.