Place:Lee, Alabama, United States

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Name
Lee
Alternate names
Lee     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
32.6°N 85.4°W
Located in
Alabama, United States     (1866 - )
See also
Chambers, Alabama, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Macon, Alabama, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Russell, Alabama, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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Country Hills
Crooked Creek
Duggar Farms
Dupree
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Farmville
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Forestdale
Glen Haven
Gold Hill
Granite Hills
Griffen Mill
Gwen Mill
Halawaka
Hallway
Harwell Hills
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James
Jamesville
Jester
Kuderna Acres
Lake Forest Estates
Lakewood
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McCulloh
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Meadows Mill
Mechanicsville
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Mitchell Crossroads
Moffits Mill
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Motts
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North Gate
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Notasulga
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Parkers Crossroads
Pickwood
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Prince Crossroads
Ridge Grove
Ridgewood Village
Rocky Brook
Rowells Crossroads
Roxana
Salem
Sand Hill
Shelton Woods
Shotwell
Smiths Station
Spring Hill Heights
Spring Villa
Stonegate
Stonewall
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The Bottle
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Lee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army. As of 2005 the population was 123,254. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. There are a total of seven incorporated cities and towns in Lee County, four of which lie entirely within the county.

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History

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Lee County was established by act of the Alabama state legislature on December 5, 1866 out of parts of Macon, Tallapoosa, Chambers, and Russell Counties. In an election to determine the county seat, Opelika was chosen over Auburn and Salem.

In 1923, the town of Phenix City, located in the southeastern corner of Lee County, merged with the town of Girard, located in the northeastern corner of Russell County. To prevent the new town of Phenix City from straddling the Lee-Russell line, Lee County ceded to Russell County the 10 square miles in the southeastern corner surrounding Phenix City in exchange for 20 square miles in the northwest corner of Russell County surrounding the unincorporated community of Marvyn. This new territory is what forms the southern "panhandle" of Lee County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1861 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1863 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1864 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1866 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1916 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1940 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 21,750
1880 27,262
1890 28,694
1900 31,826
1910 32,867
1920 32,821
1930 36,063
1940 36,455
1950 45,073
1960 49,754
1970 61,268
1980 76,283
1990 87,146
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