Welcome to Lee ...

Lee is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Lee is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lee lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lee: 509

Communities Also Named Lee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Virginia (2) 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.

• Prescott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Kahlotus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahlotus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <3>
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Clyde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Paddock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
• Tompkins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
• Berryman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
• Rulo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
• Windust
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Windust is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
• Magallon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon

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 (so far) for Lee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee.