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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lee, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Lee is historic, it would have been located within present day Ringgold County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ringgold County: Decatur, Taylor, Union, Harrison (MO) & Worth (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Lee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lee:
- Ringgold County (The home county of Lee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Kellerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Ayr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delphos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Redding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Beaconsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Maloy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Ellston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Tingley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Diagonal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Hopeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Lacelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Lamoni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Davis City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Grand River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Decatur City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pleasanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Van Wert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Blockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Athelstan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Clearfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Shannon City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arispe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Afton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wayne County
- Lineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gentry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Gentry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Harrison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blythedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Cainsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mount Moriah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Burrows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Lineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Modena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modena is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway County (MO)
- Parnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Worth County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Grant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prohibition City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Worth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lee, see our County-by-County Page for Lee.
Cemeteries Near Lee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lee.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shaha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tedrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lotts Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merritt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Lee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Pawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Lamoni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Center is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Blythedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Delphos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Redding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lee.
Newspapers Published in Lee ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lee, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lee:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Ringgold County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Decatur County
- Taylor County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Gentry County
- Harrison County
- Mercer County
- Nodaway County
- Worth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |