Lee, Nevada

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Lee, Nevada
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Lee
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 40°34′06″N115°36′27″W / 40.56833°N 115.60750°W / 40.56833; -115.60750 Coordinates: 40°34′06″N115°36′27″W / 40.56833°N 115.60750°W / 40.56833; -115.60750
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Lee is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. [1] The community is located on the reservation land belonging to, and constituting the sole organized community of, the South Fork Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. Lee is located at the western foothills of the Ruby Mountains range, within the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established at Lee in 1882. [2] The community takes its name from Lee Creek, which flows near the site. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Post Office
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.


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