A visit to the Lees Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Lees Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lees Chapel Cemetery:
35.7909, -91.5665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lees Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the west southwest of the Lees Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lees Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lees Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Havison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Havison Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havison Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Haddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Weavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weavers Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Cemetery
- Weaver's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weaver's Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver's Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Sulphur Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sulphur Rock Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Belleview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belleview Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ruddell Hill Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Hill Cemetery
- Egner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lees Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lees Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moorefield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pfeiffer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Batesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Desha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Salado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Magness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Rosie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sandtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Cushman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Oil Trough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Bethesda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Maxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Lees Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lees Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Lees Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Independence County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Lees Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56814 (Lees Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56814 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Independence
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur Rock
- Location given for Lees Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7909095 Lon: -91.5665259
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lees Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |