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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lee Cemetery

Lat:   37.8117°   (37° 48' 42")

Lon:   -89.5126°   (-89° 30' 45")

The Lee Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lee Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Talbott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talbott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Talbott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Bower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • McBride Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McBride Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • McCormick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Modglin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modglin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modglin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Creath Morris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creath Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creath Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creath Morris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Cheatham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Koehn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koehn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koehn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Graff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • King Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Isom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Houge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Neunert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neunert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neunert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neunert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Ripley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ripley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Ditzler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ditzler Cemetery
      • The Ditzler Cemetery is located in Jackson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • Jacob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ava
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Ava is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
  • Gorham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oraville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Degognia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Degognia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
    • Degognia is located in Jackson County
  • Campbell Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
    • Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
  • Rockwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
  • Murphysboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vergennes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leanderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
    • Leanderville is located in Randolph County
  • Farrar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brazeau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
      • Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Grand Tower
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Willisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <6>
    • Denmark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Frohna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frohna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
      • Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Altenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
      • Altenburg is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <6>
    • Welge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
      • Welge is located in Randolph County
    • Cutler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Pomona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <6>
    • Percy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • De Soto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <6>
    • Hallidayboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
      • Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
    • Steeleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pyatts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
      • Pyatts is located in Perry County

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 Jackson 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 websites either 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:

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 #411907  (Lee Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #411907 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Raddle
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #411907 (Lee Cemetery)

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Illinois' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8117, Longitude: -89.5126       In this case, the coordinates for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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