Lee, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jack census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36323. It stands on Ham Branch. The Survey maps it on the Elba quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Elba quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Lee between 1994 and 2020, burning about 558 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 84, AL |
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-1 |
| 5 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200805-2 |
| 4 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150804-001 |
| 30 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 342, AL |
| 26 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lee in 15 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $7,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portion of the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Numerous trees were blown down across Coffee county. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | Highway 125 just north of County Road 239 near Whitewater Church was flooded and impassable with traffic rerouted. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down on County Road 359. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down on South Highway 189. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down at 541 County Road 306. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 87. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | Water was reported over County Road 349. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was down at CR231 and Highway 87. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down. |
| October 2017 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | The highway just north of Claxton Ave was flooded about 6 inches deep. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 189. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Trees were blown down onto Highway 87 just north of Elba. |
| September 2011 | Heavy Rain | Lee | - | A 72 hour rainfall total of 4.04 inches was reported at the BIGA1 Big Creek river gauge. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lee | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Zoar | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Saddle Hill | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Elba | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Arcus | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Newby | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Bluff Springs | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Level | 6.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 135369. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



