2000 Population:
7,916 County Seat: Beattyville
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Lee county, the
115th
in order of formation,
was established in 1870, out of parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley,
and Wolfe, and named in honor of the Virginia patriot,
Gen. Robert E.
Lee. Its territory is among the smallest, and its population, with
two exceptions, the smallest of the counties in the state - reaching only
2,924 by the census of 1870. It is bounded N by Powell and Wolfe counties,
E by Breathitt and Owsley, S by Owsley, and W by Estill. It is located
on both sides of the main Kentucky river, and includes a large part of
the valleys of its South and Middle forks, and their tributaries. The face
of the country is hilly and mountainous, while the valleys are rich and
in a high state of cultivation. Corn, wheat, oats, cattle, and hogs
are largeley produced, and find a market at home among those engaged in
the coal and lumber business. |
