Welcome to Lee ...
Lee is located in Butler County<1>.
The location of Lee 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, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Lee is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Lee and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Lee is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.
Communities Also Named Lee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Lee: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Clay County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 45 communities that are also named Lee - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lee.
Communities near Lee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lee.
- Leitchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
- Morgantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
- Caneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Roundhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Welch's Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Huff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sunfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lee. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee. See our Newspapers Page for Lee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee ...
Looking for more information about Lee? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lee.
Adding Lee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lee 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lee post office opened in 1887.
We also found Lee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Butler, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |