A visit to the Leesville 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 Leesville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leesville Cemetery:
37.4392, -85.8919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leesville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leesville Cemetery is located in Hart County<2>.
The county seat for Hart County is located in Munfordville. Munfordville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Leesville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leesville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Leesville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leesville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Upton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Upton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Brashear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brashear Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear Cemetery
- Brackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCanless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCanless Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanless Cemetery
- Gaddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaddle Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddle Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73295 <5>
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hammondsville Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville Cemetery
- The Hammondsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bacon Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239088 <5>
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168783 <5>
- Copelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Copelin Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copelin Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Wooden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wooden Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Cemetery
- Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Carbytown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Carbytown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbytown Cemetery
- Craddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Craddock Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddock Cemetery
- Caswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Caswell Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crump Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump 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 Leesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leesville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Upton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonnieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hammonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Priceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Wheelers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Nolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Spurrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Glendale Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Munfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Canmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Star Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Mount Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Hodgenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White Mills Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
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 Leesville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Leesville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hart 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 Leesville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #496187 (Leesville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #496187 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: Hart
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Upton
- Location given for Leesville Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4392238 Lon: -85.89191
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Hart, 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- Leesville 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. |
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