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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.

Lee, Nevada
Ghost town
Lee
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 40°34′06″N 115°36′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

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]


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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