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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lee is located in White County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Jasper, Pulaski & Tippecanoe.

Below are the counties that are near Lee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lee:

  • White County     (The home county of Lee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Monon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolcott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Reynolds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Indiana Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sitka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Headlee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chalmers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Chalmers is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Idaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Idaville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
    • Brookston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Burnettsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
  • Benton County
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Lake Cicott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
    • Royal Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lucerne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Clymers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Grass Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
    • Lake Bruce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jasper County
  • Lake County
    • Shelby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelby is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • LaPorte County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Foresman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Ayr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Goodland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Newton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Beaver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Beaver City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
    • Roselawn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Roselawn is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
    • Morocco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Thayer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Sumava Resorts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Porter County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Francesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Medaryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Winamac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Thornhope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Denham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beardstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • San Pierre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • North Judson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bass Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bass Lake is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
    • Ora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Toto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Iroquois County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lee, see our County-by-County Page for Lee.

Cemeteries Near Lee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lee.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.

  • Osborne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Milroy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nauvoo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lefler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dobbins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Swisher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bedford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lee had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.

  • Monon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Francesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seafield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Seafield is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield
  • Rensselaer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wolcott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Guernsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Guernsey is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Reynolds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Remington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithson is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sitka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Medaryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Surrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Surrey is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lee.

Newspapers Published in Lee ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lee, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lee:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.