Lake Creek, Texas Explained

Official Name:Lake Creek, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Lake Creek
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Delta
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:443
Coordinates:33.4472°N -95.5881°W
Postal Code:75450
Area Code:903 & 430
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1360838

Lake Creek (originally, Odd's Creek) is an unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, its population was estimated at 60 in 2000.

Geography

Lake Creek is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 198 and 1335 on a creek of the same name, 6miles northeast of Cooper in north-central Delta County.

Education

Evergreen Academy, the local school, had 112 students and three teachers as of 1905. The school ended operations sometime in the early 20th century, and by the 1970s the community's children were educated by the Cooper Independent School District. Today, the Chisum Independent School District serves area students. It was also part of the now defunct Delmar Independent School District.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Citizens Meet Set Aug. 23 at Delmar . The Paris News . 12.
  2. News: August 27, 1976 . Letters to the Editor . The Paris News . 6.