Welcome to Lee Valley ...

Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County<1>.

The location of Lee Valley 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 Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for Lee Valley: Lee Vly. (or less commonly used: Lee Vally. or Lee Vlly.)

Lee Valley is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lee Valley lies within the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Lee Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lee Valley - they are located in Nebraska and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lee Valley.

Communities near Lee Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lee Valley.

• Morristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Rogersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Trent Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Bean Station
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <4>
• Beans
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
• Alanthus Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
  • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
• Casablanca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casablanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
  • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
• Surgoinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgoinsville
  • Surgoinsville is located in Hawkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surgoinsville <4>
• Sneedville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneedville
  • Sneedville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneedville <4>

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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lee Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lee Valley. 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 Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Lee Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee Valley ...

Looking for more information about Lee Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lee Valley.

Adding Lee Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lee Valley 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 Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lee Valley post office opened in 1829.

We also found Lee Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lee Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/