Lee
Lee County was formed in 1902 from Darlington, Sumter and Kershaw Counties. Bishopville is the county seat. The county was named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
The area that has become Lee County was witness to the Revolutionary War battle of Ratcliff’s Bridge. It is also home to a marker near the homesite of Henry Durant who served under Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion during the Revolutionary War.
The Civil War era was witness to the a battle at Mount Elon, near Cypress Crossroads.
Lee County is also home to the South Carolina Cotton Museum. Cotton has been a major agricultural product of the county in the past.
The county is home to Lee State Park and Pearl Fryer’s Topiary Garden. Among the more unusual notes, Lee County, SC is known in some circles for The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, or the Lizard Man of Lee County.
Lee County Courthouse
P.O. Box 309
County Courthouse
Bishopville, SC 29010
Census
1850 Federal Census Index - by last name only
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Lee County.
Query Forums
Lee County, SC Forum for Queries
Latest South Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Lee County from the Forum:
South Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Lee Co., SC Queries - Recent Topics
PamHartt on “Carnes of Bishopville”
Looking for ancester information on James A. Carnes (c.1811) who married Mary A. Durant.
He was a farmer who was born in Waxhaw, NC and moved to Bishopville around 1820. Some of his children were David H., Mary Matilda, James C., John Newton, Robert Elias.
Cities and towns of Lee County:
Alcot
Ashland
Atkins
Bishopville (County Seat)
Elliott
Lucknow
Lynchburg
Manville
McCutchen Crossroads
Mechanicsville
Motbridge
Shiloh
South Lynchburg
Stokes Bridge
Wisacky
News related to Lee County, SC
“lee county” sc - Google News
Emergency training impacts safety - The Sanford Herald
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Emergency training impacts safety
The Sanford Herald, NC For Lee County and the City of Sanford, the ESTC provides another important benefit -an economic one, according to Landis Phillips, ESTC director. Out-of-state emergency services personnel, as well as those from distant parts of North Carolina, … |
South Carolina Editorial Roundup - CharlotteObserver.com
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South Carolina Editorial Roundup
CharlotteObserver.com, NC States up and down the East Coast seized the opportunity to ship their garbage to South Carolina on freight cars. The landfill in Lee County now rises nearly 140 feet, about the height of the state Capitol in Columbia. Out-of-state interests would like … |
Sumter man, 59, dies in Lee County car crash - Sumter Item
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Sumter man, 59, dies in Lee County car crash
Sumter Item, SC A 59-year-old Sumter man was killed Saturday evening after the pickup truck he was driving ran off McKnight Road in Lee County and struck a tree, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Francis Richardson "Ricky" Brogdon Sr. was pronounced dead … |
SC leaders fear mega-dumps, may halt new landfills - Forbes
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SC leaders fear mega-dumps, may halt new landfills
Forbes, NY Lee County's landfill - the state's largest - illustrates the dilemmas facing local officials and residents. The dump takes in about 1.5 million tons of garbage annually, 65 percent of it from the Northeast, according to the state. … SC Senate panel: No more mega-dumps Panel votes to stop dumps Lawmakers talking trash over state landfills |
Church scammers seen locally - The Sanford Herald
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Church scammers seen locally
The Sanford Herald, NC He says he's from South Carolina, but he lives in the Charlotte area. And his wife isn't dead, we just talked to her on the phone (Thursday)." Capt. Jeff Johnson of the Lee County Sheriff's Office said his office is dealing with the same problems. … |
Landfill expansion fight looms Tuesday - The State
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Landfill expansion fight looms Tuesday
The State, SC … comparable to the one in Lee County has been proposed for Marlboro County, also in his district. The Lee landfill buries more than 1 million tons of garbage annually, much of it from out of state, dwarfing most other landfills in South Carolina. … |
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