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Location of Blue Creek, Ohio

Blue Creek is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. It is located along State Route 125. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45616.

History

A post office was established at Blue Creek in 1844; it closed in 1907 and reopened in 1933. The community took its name from nearby Blue Creek. On August 9, 2007, the 110th United States Congress enacted a law to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20805 State Route 125 in Blue Creek as the "George B. Lewis Post Office Building".

Notable people

  • Cowboy Copas, country music singer
  • Asa Jewett, basketball center for the 1999–2000 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team.
  • Philip Lewis Sr., member of the Ohio House of Representatives, settled here in 1796 and is buried in the local cemetery.
  • Austin McHenry, baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, died at his home in Blue Creek at age 27 in 1922.
  • Wiley Piatt, baseball player

Gallery

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    Blue Creek community sign

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    Looking east on Ohio Highway 125 in Blue Creek

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