Welcome to Lee County ...

Time Zone: Lee County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bishopville is the Seat for Lee County.

Lee County was founded in 1902. Lee was created by taking area from Darlington, Kershaw and Sumter Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lee had a population of 16,856 people. This is a decrease of 12.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,220 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee represented 0.42% of the total population of South Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to South Carolina
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  • Website for the Department of Archives and History

• Websites specific to Lee County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Chesterfield County
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  • Darlington County
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  • Florence County
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  • Kershaw County
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  • Sumter County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Lee County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Lee County