Lees Station, Tennessee

Lees Station
Unincorporated community
Lees Station
Lees Station

Location within the state of Tennessee

Coordinates: 35°33′27″N 85°15′3″W / 35.55750°N 85.25083°W / 35.55750; -85.25083Coordinates: 35°33′27″N 85°15′3″W / 35.55750°N 85.25083°W / 35.55750; -85.25083
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Bledsoe
Elevation 853 ft (260 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 1290982[1]

Lees Station (also Lee, Lees, or Let) is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 127 southwest of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County.[2] Its elevation is 853 feet (260 m), and it is located at about 35°33′27″N 85°15′3″W / 35.55750°N 85.25083°W / 35.55750; -85.25083 (35.5574281, -85.2507964). The various forms of its names led the Board on Geographic Names officially to designate it Lees in 1916. In 1969, the official name was changed to Lees Station.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lees Station, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 95.


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