Welcome to Lee ...

Lee is located in Goochland County<1>.

The location of Lee 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Lee is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lee is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Lee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Lee: This one is located in Goochland County and the other is located in Lee County.

Beyond Virginia, 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, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, 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.

• Maidens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <4>
• Beaumont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
• Goochland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
  • Goochland is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <4>
• Huguenot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguenot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Tuckahoe Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
  • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
• Vontay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
  • Vontay is located in Hanover County
• Lorraine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
• Midlothian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
  • Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee ...

Looking for more information about Lee? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Lee post office opened in 1883.

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 ...

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

The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/