Lee County, Florida
was created in 1887 from
Monroe County. It was named for
Robert E. Lee, Confederate General
in the American Civil War.

Incorporated Areas
• City of Bonita Springs
• City of Cape Coral
• City of Fort Myers
• City of Sanibel
• Town of Ft Myers Beach

Unincorporated Areas
• Alva
• Boca Grande
• Bokeelia
• Buckingham
• Burnt Store Marina
• Captiva
• Charleston Park
• Cypress Lake
• Dunbar
• Estero
• Fort Myers Shores
• Gateway
• Harlem Heights
• Iona
• Lehigh Acres
• Lochmoor Estates
• Matlacha (Island)
• Matlacha Isles-Shores
• McGregor
• North Fort Myers
• Olga
• Page Park
• Palmona Park
• Pine Island Center
• Pine Manor
• Pineland (on Pine Island)
• Punta Rassa
• San Carlos Park
• South Fort Myers
• St. James City
• Suncoast Estates
• Three Oaks
• Tice
• Villas
• Whiskey Creek

The first settlers arrived in 1866,
but it was not until 1882 when the city experienced a significant influx of settlers. By 1885, when Fort Myers was incorporated, it was the second largest city only to Tampa on Florida’s west coast south of Cedar Key, even larger than Clearwater and Sarasota, also growing cities at the time.

Fort Myers, built in 1850 as a military fort to fend off Seminole Indians.

In 1863, the fort was reoccupied by Federal troops during the Civil War. The fort no longer exists today.

In 1923, Collier and Hendry Counties were created by splitting these areas from Lee County.

There are 14 "Lee" counties of the United States.

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