Lee (VA): Profile

Welcome to Lee County ...

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

The community of Jonesville is the Seat for Lee County.

Lee County was founded in 1793.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lee had a population of 23,540 people. This is a decrease of 8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,587 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee represented 0.32% of the total population of Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Lee County:

Jonesville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville<2>
Pennington Gap
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Pennington Gap
Saint Charles
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Saint Charles

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia

Websites specific to Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Harlan County
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  - Jump to Family Search
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- Wise County
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  - Jump to Family Search
- Scott County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
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- Hancock County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Claiborne County
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  - Jump to Family Search
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- Bell County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemeteries of Lee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.