Welcome to Lee ...
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.
Lee would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Lee
The location of Lee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lee is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Lee is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lee was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Lee was located: 775
Communities Also Named Lee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Lee: This one is located in Elko County and the other is located in Nye County.
Beyond Nevada, 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), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, 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.
- Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Jiggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
- Lamoille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <6>
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <6>
- Ruby Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Valley
- Ruby Valley is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby Valley <6>
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Elko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <6>
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Huntington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Elko County
- Moleen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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.
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.<7>
From that list, the Lee post office opened in 1882.
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 ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |