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Welcome to Lee Pope ...

Lee Pope is located in Crawford County<1>.


The location of Lee Pope has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lee Pope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lee Pope has a population of 3,055 people<3> (see below for details).

Lee Pope is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lee Pope lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lee Pope lies within the (478) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lee Pope had an population of 3,055 people. This is an increase of 5.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee Pope had a population of 2,896 people (or 22.93% of the total population of Crawford County).

The population of Lee Pope represents 0.03% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 2,896 people, the population of Lee Pope increased 9.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,633 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lee Pope.

Communities near Lee Pope ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lee Pope.

  • Warner Robins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Brookhaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
  • Perry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
  • Fort Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Byron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elberta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Elberta is located in Houston County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Washington Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
    • Washington Square is located in Peach County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
  • Bloomfield Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
    • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Lee Pope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lee Pope.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lee Pope. 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 Lee Pope.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee Pope. See our Newspapers Page for Lee Pope.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee Pope ...

Looking for more information about Lee Pope? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lee Pope, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lee Pope.

Adding Lee Pope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lee Pope in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lee Pope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lee Pope post office opened in 1889.

We also found Lee Pope on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee Pope.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lee Pope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lee Pope.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lee Pope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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