Indian Creek, Texas
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Indian Creek is an unincorporated community
in southern Brown County
in the west central region of the U.S. state
of Texas. It is built along the banks of Indian Creek. Annual rain fall is under 30". Howard Payne University
was started in Indian Creek in 1889, but later relocated to Brownwood, Texas, about 16 miles northeast of Indian Creek. Zip Code: 76801.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southern Brown County
Brown County, Texas
Brown County is a county in West Central Texas. As of 2000, the population was 37,674. Its county seat is Brownwood. Brown is named for Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco...
in the west central region of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Texas. It is built along the banks of Indian Creek. Annual rain fall is under 30". Howard Payne University
Howard Payne University
Howard Payne University is a four-year private university located in Brownwood, Texas.Currently the university enrolls 1,400 full-time students. Howard Payne is known for the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom, its Music program and its Christian Studies program...
was started in Indian Creek in 1889, but later relocated to Brownwood, Texas, about 16 miles northeast of Indian Creek. Zip Code: 76801.