Welcome to Dees ...So far, we found very little information about Dees. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Dees to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dees, please Contact Us. Dees would have been located within present day Lowndes County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dees, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1904. While the community is gone, the present day location for Dees is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Dees was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Dees was located: 229 Communities Also Named Dees ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dees - they are located in Alabama and Illinois. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dees. Communities near Dees ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dees.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dees. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dees. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dees. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dees. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dees. See our Newspapers Page for Dees. Adding Dees to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dees in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dees was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904. For more details, see References and Mentions for Dees. Footnotes ...
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