Lee is an
unincorporated community
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in
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.
Elko County is the fourth ...
,
Nevada
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, United States. 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
The Ruby Mountains are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reache ...
range, within the
Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office was established at Lee in 1882. The community takes its name from
Lee Creek, which flows near the site.
References
Elko, Nevada micropolitan area
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