Places in Lake Creek Twp

Section 1 Beasley's Branch is a creek where Samuel and Washington Beasley settled.

Section 2 Williams' Prairie is located here

Section 3 a large pond is on the 1876 map

Section 11 Dwina was est by Millard Williams. There was a post office est in 1886 and store. The name was made up. It was still a village in 1900.

Section 13 Pinchoff was located where sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 meet. It was est by Rev John Walker. He est a post office in 1900 along with a store, church & school. This was a rural meeting place rather than a town

Section 17 Shakerag was first a tavern in the 1860's named for the practice of flying a red rag when a new shipment of whiskey was in. It was east of Johnston City near where the water treatment plant is located. Diamond Lake was formed on the east side of town from an old strip mine.  Jeffersonville had a post office est in 1852, as the village sprang up the name was changed to Lake Creek, now the eastern side of Johnston City. On the 1876 map the Lake Crrek PO & Jeffersonville are located in sec 20. 

Section 18 Johnston City spills over into sec 17 & 19 and part of Herrin Twp. It was named for Ben F and PM Johnson who owned the RR firm. Lake Creek post office was moved here in 1896 from Jeffersonville, but didn't change its name until 1903.  In 1925, about 8000 people lived here.

Section 25 Halfway had a post office est in 1895 by Joseph Williams in his store. There were still people living here in 1900. Oak Hill had a post office est in 1871 by Vancleve Hendrickson, on the 1876 map.

Section 31 White Ash was a mining camp est in 1905.

Section 35 Prairie Hill was located here, one of the original prairies which was left off the maps. It had a post office est in 1854.  Pittsburg was a mining town est in 1909, named for the Pennsylvania city.

Unknown Locations   Fitts Hill Post Office might have been near the county line with Franklin Co as it is also listed on census records for that county too.