Lee County, Alabama
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 26 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Auburn, Opelika, Dupree.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP13 of 26 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
26 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn Players Theater | Auburn | 1973 |
| Auburn University Historic District | Auburn | 1976 |
| Burton, Robert Wilton, House | Auburn | 1980 |
| Cullars Rotation | Auburn | 2003 |
| Darden, Dr. J.W., House | Opelika | 2009 |
| Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church | Auburn | 1975 |
| Geneva Street Historic District | Opelika | 1987 |
| Jenkins Farmhouse | Dupree | 2008 |
| Lee County Courthouse | Opelika | 1973 |
| Loachapoka Historic District | Loachapoka | 1973 |
| Lowther House Complex | Smiths Station | 1993 |
| McLain, Dr. Andrew D., Office and Drug Store | Salem | 1983 |
| Noble Hall | Auburn | 1972 |
| Northside Historic District | Opelika | 2001 |
| Old Main and Church Street Historic District | Auburn | 1978 |
| Old Rotation | Auburn | 1988 |
| Pepperell Mill and Mill Village Historic District | Opelika | 2014 |
| President's Mansion, Old | Auburn | 2003 |
| Railroad Avenue Historic District | Opelika | 1984 |
| Scott-Yarbrough House | Auburn | 1975 |
| Spring Villa | Opelika | 1978 |
| Summers Plantation | Opelika | 1991 |
| Sunny Slope | Auburn | 2009 |
| U.S. Post Office | Opelika | 1976 |
| U.S. Post Office | Auburn | 1983 |
| Yarbrough, Franklin, Jr., Store | Beaulah | 1989 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLee was formed in 1866 (1866-12-05) from Chambers, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa.
LEE created from CHAMBERS, MACON, RUSSELL, and TALLAPOOSA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLee County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1870 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,750 | 27,262 | 31,826 | 32,821 | 36,455 | 45,073 | 49,754 | 76,283 | 115,092 | 174,241 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site | Park unit | 34.8 km |
| Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site | Park unit | 38.4 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS74 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 74 of 74 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Allen Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Baptist Hill Cemetery |
| Bethel Mission Cemetery |
| Beulah Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Buchanan Cemetery |
| Chamlee Cemetery |
| Collins Family Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| County Line Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery |
| Davidson Cemetery |
| Duncan Family Cemetery |
| Dupree Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Farmville Cemetery |
| Flint Hill Cemetery |
| Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery |
| Fullerton Cemetery |
| Garden Hill Cemetery |
| Gold Hill Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Green Chapel Cemetery |
| Hephzibah Cemetery |
| Hightower-Andrews Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Hudson Cemetery |
| Ingram Family Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery |
| Kennebrew Cemetery |
| Lamb Cemetery |
| Lewis Allen Foster Family Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Loachapoka Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Meadows Cemetery |
| Mechanicsville Cemetery |
| Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Memory Hill Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Morgan-Hartman Cemetery |
| Morris Chapel Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Sinai Cemetery |
| Mount Vernon Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mountain Springs Cemeteries |
| Penn Young Gravesite |
| Philadelphia Cemetery |
| Pierce Chapel Cemetery |
| Pine Hill Cemetery |
| Pine Knot Cemetery |
| Pitts Chapel Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Providence Cemetery |
| Ridge Grove Cemetery |
| Rocky Mount Cemetery |
| Rosemere Cemetery |
| Ross Cemetery |
| Rowells Cemetery |
| Roxana Cemetery |
| Roxanna Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Scott Cemetery |
| Shady Grove Cemetery |
| Stroud Cemetery |
| Union Grove Cemetery |
| Watoola Cemetery |
| Waverly Cemetery |
| Webb-Henderson Cemetery |
| Westview Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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