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Welcome to Lees Station ...

Lees Station is located in Bledsoe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lees Station: Lees Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lees Station for more information about variations on the name of Lees Station.

Lees Station is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lees Station lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lees Station (for example, toward Calico), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Lees Station: 423

Communities near Lees Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lees Station.

  • Dayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dunlap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <3>
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Sale Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
    • Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <3>
  • Lakewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
    • Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
  • Pikeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mowbray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
    • Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
  • Graysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lees Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lees Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.