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Lee County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1848-1932, consists of Cases Disposed of by Justices, Criminal Cases Disposed of by Justices, Execution and Judgment Dockets, Justices' Judgments, Justices' Report of Criminal Cases, Justices' Summons, Justices' Warrants, and Reports and Warrants.

Lee County (Va.) Minute Books, 1873-1898, record all matters brought before the court on a daily basis when it was in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to appropriate order book, deed book, fiduciary book, free negro register, etc. Collection includes minute books from County Court, District Court, Superior Court of Law, Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Lee County (Va.) Miscellaneous Records, 1889-1950, contains the following record types: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Corporation Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Organization Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, and Tax and Fiscal Records.

Lee County (Va.) Organization Records, 1893-1945 is comprised of records created by groups in Lee County. These records consist of unprocessed, loose records. The records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Lee County (Va.) Records, 1883-1918, includes miscellaneous records from the following series: Court Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, County Administrative Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, and Tax and Fiscal Records.

Lee County (Va.) Road Petitions and Reports, 1898-1924, consist of road petitions that include orders, reports, and plats if filed with petitions and road reports that include orders if filed with reports and commissioner's reports.

Lee County (Va.) Sheriffs' Records, 1894-1909, consists of Sheriff's Process Summons.

Lee County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1855-1933, consists of Applications for Licenses to Sell Ardent Spirits, Lands Sold for Taxes to the Commonwealth, Lists of Delinquent Real Estate, Record of Delinquent Lands, Record of Improper Assessments, Record of Insolvent Capitation and Property Tax, and Treasurer's Records and County Claims for teacher salaries and other school expenses.

Lee County (Va.) Treasurer Records, 1876-1904, consists of Settlements and Treasurer's Settlements.

Lee County (Va.) Wills, 1831-1914, record the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly recorded in wills include the name of the deceased, also referred as the testator; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property and how it was to be divided among the heirs; names of individuals who were to be the will's executors; the date will was written; and the date will was recorded at the court house. Arrangement is chronological.