Ten million cubic yards of earth were removed and used as fill with drainage tiles for Paint Creek.

The park contains a campground and a lake, created by the damming of Paint Creek.

The course of the park generally follows Paint Creek, a stream that flows southeast towards the Clinton River.

Anita Perry met her husband from the nearby community of Paint Creek, when they were both children at an elementary school piano recital.

The stone columns were separated into three separate pieces and pulled up Paint Creek during the dry season by at least ten oxen.

After, they continued their trip over Flat Top Mountain and along Paint Creek.

In 1868, he was brevetted major for his actions at Paint Creek, Texas.

Sandstone used in the foundation was mined from his father's farm on the other side of Paint Creek.

However, miners on Paint Creek received compensation of 2 less per ton than other union miners in the area.

As a hydronym, it gives its name to Paint Creek.