Lee County - Georgia

County Courthhouse

County Seat: Leesburg
Incorporated: June 9, 1825
Population: 24,757
Total Area: 355.8 Square miles

Lee County was one of the original landlot counties acquired from the Creek Indians in 1826. Georgia's 68th county, it was named for Richard Henry Lee who had proposed in the Continental Congress that the colonies declare themselves free and independent. He was noted for capturing Augusta from the British in 1781, and was the father of Robert E. Lee.