A visit to the Lee 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 Lee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lee Cemetery:
32.8396, -83.3299
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lee Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Irwinton. Irwinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ramah Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Augusta Fountain Cemetery
- Augustus Fountain Cemetery
- Tharpe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2423502 <5>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- White Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Springs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs Cemetery
- Branan - Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McArthur - Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Epps - Champion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- New Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hopewell Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitehurst Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Holliman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holliman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliman Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery has also been known as:
- Balls CME Church Cemetery
- Holloways - Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brundage Mt. Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gordon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Ivey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- McIntyre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Irwinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coopers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Dry Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- East Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Haddock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toomsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Brown's Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Huber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Cross Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fortville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Hardwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee 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 helpful 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 Lee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 Lee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #316733 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #316733 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Massey Hill
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8395869 Lon: -83.3298857
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Wilkinson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lee 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. |