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:
37.1262, -93.1944
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the northwest of the Lee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rivermonte Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rivermonte Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31143 <5>
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gibson - Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Kershner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kershner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershner Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pembina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pembina Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Pursley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Springfield National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Parsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Sequiota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Cassidy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Turners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Langston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Fremont Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Pembina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nixa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <6>
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Battlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Brookline Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadwick
- Fordland
- Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
- Springfield
- Strafford
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:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 #720883 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720883 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galloway
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1261614 Lon: -93.1943502
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Greene, 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- 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. |