Lee, Nevada

Lee, Nevada
Ghost town
Lee

Location within the state of Nevada

Coordinates: 40°34′06″N 115°36′27″W / 40.56833°N 115.60750°W / 40.56833; -115.60750Coordinates: 40°34′06″N 115°36′27″W / 40.56833°N 115.60750°W / 40.56833; -115.60750
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Lee is an unincorporated village in Elko County, Nevada, United States, 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.. It was established in 1941 and is located at the western foothills of the Ruby Mountains range. The population of Lee is about 50.

Lee should not be confused with a Nevada ghost town of the same name, the remains of which are located in Nye County in southwestern Nevada near the California border.

The community is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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