Sanford

… city and county seat, central Lee County. Laid out about 1872. Inc. 1874. Said to have been named for Col. C. O. Sanford, engineer for the Chatham Railroad. Jonesboro, which see, merged with Sanford in 1947. Produces bricks, pottery, lumber, electrical parts, primary metals, sheet-metal working, apparel, industrial machinery, furniture, insecticides, and cosmetics. Alt. 375.