Welcome to East Lee ...
East Lee is located in Berkshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Lee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
A typical abbreviation for East Lee: E. Lee
East Lee is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Lee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for East Lee: 413
Websites for East Lee ...
Junior League: www.jlbc.info/
Communities near East Lee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Lee.
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pittsfield
- From East Lee to Pittsfield
- Great Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Great Barrington
- From East Lee to Great Barrington
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lenox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenox
- From East Lee to Lenox
- North Canaan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sheffield
- From East Lee to Sheffield
- Cheshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cheshire
- From East Lee to Cheshire
- Lanesborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Hinsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 East Lee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Lee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Lee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lee. See our Newspapers Page for East Lee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lee ...
Looking for more information about East 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 East Lee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Lee.
Adding East Lee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East 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 East Lee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
X2X - From that list, the East Lee post office opened in 1848.
We also found East Lee in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Lee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Lee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Lee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |