Place:Lee, Mississippi, United States

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NameLee
Alt namesLeesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.25°N 88.7°W
Located inMississippi, United States     (1866 - )
See alsoItawamba, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Pontotoc, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Union, Mississippi, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Cambelltown Cemetery
Inhabited place
Ackia Gardens
Allyson Hills
Applewood
Auburn
Baldwyn
Beech Springs
Belden
Belledeer Hills
Bethany
Birmingham
Bissell
Blair
Boggan Bend
Boggan Grove
Brennan
Brewer
Briarwood
Bristow Acres
Campbellton
Cedar Cove
Chapelville
Chateau Le Blanc
Chesterville
Clark Place
Confederate Park
Corrona
Eastwood Place
Edgemont
Eggville
Forest Hills
Foxmoor
Francis
Frog Island
Graves
Green Acres
Guntown
Harrisburg Heights
Haven Acres
Highland Circle
Horton
Indian Hills
Johnson Heights
Jug Fork
Knights Acres
Lake Piomingo
Lakeview
Lakewood Park
Lar-Eli-Do
Lee Acres
Lee-Wamba
Linwood
Livingston
Lumpkin
Macedonia
Madison Heights
Meadowview
Mooreville
Mount Vernon
Nettleton
North Park
Northwood Drive
Oak Grove Park
Oakcliff Villas
Oakridge
Old Union
Palmetto
Park Monceau
Parkway
Patterson
Pine Grove
Pine Hill
Pinecrest
Pinehurst
Plantersville
Praise Acres
Pratts
Presley Circle
Priceville
Rebecca Heights
Richmond
Rogers Acres
Saltillo
Savery Acres
Shady Acres
Shannon
Sharon Hills
Sherman
Shiloh
Skyline
Suburban Acres
Terrace Park
Traceland
Tracewood
Tupelo
Union
Unity
Verona Heights
Verona
Wildwood
Wilemon
Wright
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Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi within the Tombigbee River valley. Established on October 26, 1866 from parts of Itawamba and Pontotoc counties, it was named in honor of General Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.

As of 2010, the population was 82,910. The county seat is Tupelo. It is the largest county in the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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In 1866, the state legislature defined Lee County from the counties of Itawamba and Pontotoc. The historical record and list of pioneers mentioned in articles for those counties include many who were residents of the territory now designated as Lee County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1866 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 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 15,955
1880 20,470
1890 20,040
1900 21,956
1910 28,894
1920 29,618
1930 35,313
1940 38,838
1950 38,237
1960 40,589
1970 46,148
1980 57,061
1990 65,581
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~mslee/

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