Lee (MS)

Welcome to Lee County ...

Time Zone: Lee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Tupelo is the Seat for Lee County.

Lee County was founded in 1866. Lee was created by taking area from Itawamba and Pontotoc Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lee had a population of 85,436 people. This is an increase of 3.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 82,880 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee represented 2.79% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Lee County:

Guntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
- Guntown is located in Lee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
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Plantersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Lee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
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Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Saltillo is located in Lee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <2>
Shannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Shannon is located in Lee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
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Tupelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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- Tupelo is located in Lee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,303 people
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Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in Lee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Mississippi
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

Websites specific to Lee County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
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- Itawamba County
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- Monroe County
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- Pontotoc County
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- Prentiss County
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- Union County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Lee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Lee County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.