Blue Creek is an

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in western Jefferson Township, Adams County,

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. It is located along State Route 125. It has a

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with the ZIP code 45616.

History

A post office was established at Blue Creek 1844; it closed in 1907, and reopened in 1933. The community took its name from nearby Blue Creek.

Notable people

Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline a ...

, country music singer *

Wiley Piatt Wiley Harold Piatt (July 13, 1874 – September 20, 1946) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1898 to 1903. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox The ...

, baseball player

Gallery

File:BlueCreekOH1.JPG, Blue Creek community sign. File:BlueCreekOH2.JPG, Looking east on Ohio Highway 125 in Blue Creek.

References

Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Ohio 1844 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1844 {{AdamsCountyOH-geo-stub