Welcome to Lee ...

Lee is located in Walla Walla 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 1905.

Lee is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lee lies within the (509) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Kahlotus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahlotus
  • Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <4>
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
• Clyde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
• Paddock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
  • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
• Tompkins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
  • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
• Rulo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
  • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
• Windust
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
  • Windust is located in Franklin County
• Magallon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
  • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
• Menoken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Menoken is located in Columbia 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lee in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Lee post office opened in 1905.

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 Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/