Creek, Texas

Creek, also known as Georgia Camp, is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas.^[1] Creek is located on Farm to Market Road 1280 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Crockett. The community was founded after the Civil War, and by the 1880s it had a school and a post office. At its peak in the 1890s, the community had a population of 150 and many businesses; by the 1990s, its population was scattered and it had only retained its church and cemetery.^[2]

References

↑ "Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Long, Christopher. "Creek, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States

County seat: Crockett

Cities	Crockett Grapeland Kennard Latexo Lovelady

Unincorporated communities	Allen Chapel Arbor Grove Ash Ashby Augusta Austonio Belott Brumberg Burrantown Center Grove Center Hill Cooper Creek Cut Germany Givens Hill Holly Hopewell Mapleton Mount Vernon Pennington ‡ Porter Springs Ratcliff Refuge San Pedro Sand Ridge Shady Grove Smith Grove Volga Weches Weldon Wooters

Ghost towns	Abe Alabama Antioch Broxson Coltharp Elkins Oakland Pearson's Chapel Pleasant Hill Prairie Point Robbins's Ferry‡ Shiloh Sorghumville Whitesville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 31°10′02″N 95°36′42″W / 31.16722°N 95.61167°W / 31.16722; -95.61167

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