Lee, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Madison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32059. It stands on Norton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lee quadrangle. 375 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 89 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
2 figuresLee grew from 352 to 375 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 352 | |
| 2020 | 375 | +23 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
236 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Lee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 866 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 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 | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 48 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 40-APACHEE-#0210 |
| 29 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DALE LESLEY (40) |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | STUMP FIRE (40) |
| 22 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | GOOSE BERRY (40) |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ATKINSON FIRE #294 |
| 16 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 40-POTATO PATCH-#0211 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
46 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lee in 46 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 2009 | Flood | Lee | 1 killed | An elderly man drowned outside his home near the Blue Springs boat landing on the Withlacoochee River. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $75,000 | Straight-line winds ripped tin roofs off 13 chicken houses and blew over a feed tank. A roof was blown off a barn and debris was strewn across SR 255. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $20,000 | A fallen tree damaged a vehicle along Old Logging Trail. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down along County Road 255 just south of Lee. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down south of Lee. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Highway 255 and Gladioli Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $3,000 | Trees were blown down on River Road south of I-10 with power lines also down. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $3,000 | Trees were blown down on County Road 53. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $2,000 | Wind damage from flying debris resulted in a power outage. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $2,000 | Wind damage from flying debris resulted in a power outage. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down near Lee. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| February 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Highway 90 in the eastern part of the county. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $1,000 | Numerous trees were blown down on Bisbee Loop. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $1,000 | A power line was blown down near Henderson Farm. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $500 | The Madison County EMA reported some trees down just east of Lee. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $500 | A few downed trees reported by WCTV Tallahassee. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | $500 | A Florida DOT official reported a few trees down. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lee | $500 | Hailstorm destroyed 20-acre tobacco crop at a farm on Midway Church Rd. A Lee resident's windshield was shattered by golfball size hail. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | The Florida Highway Patrol website reported a tree blocking the exit at the I-10 rest area at mile marker 264. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down onto power lines on County Road 141. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | Flooding was reported along NE Clover Road. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | Water was across River Road south of Donaldson Road. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | Water surrounded a barn in the Lee area according to video posted on social media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Tree damage was reported on Highway 6. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Trees were blown down and blocked Highway 90. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Trees were blown down on the 8000 block of Hickory Grove Rd. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down on NE Lantana Street. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | NE Gooseberry dirt road was washed out. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Lee | - | The Florida Highway Patrol reported that I-10 eastbound was closed from Mile Marker 262 to Mile Marker 273 due to flooding. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Trees were blown down in Lee. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down onto I-10 near Lee. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down on I-10 near mile marker 265. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Two tree were blown down near Old Blue Springs Road and Rutherford Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down onto County Highway 255 near I-10. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A tree was blown down near County Road 255 and County Road 53. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Ten to fifteen trees were blown down just off of I-10 in eastern Madison county. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | A few large trees were downed across Interstate 10 near mile marker 245. |
| March 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Lee | - | Numerous large pine trees were down in a narrow convergent path. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Several trees were down across a road west of Lee. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lee | - | Several large trees were snapped by straight line winds along U.S Highway 90 just northwest of Lee. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lee | - | A SKYWARN storm spotter reported penny size hail. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Lee | - | Golfball size hail reported by the Madison County EMA. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Lee | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hopewell | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hanson | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Pinetta | 12.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cherry Lake | 13.1 miles | 8 | |
| Leland | 13.2 miles | 9 | |
| Etotulga (historical) | 14.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hamburg | 15.7 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1992762 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 285424. 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.




