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:
36.8953, -89.3173
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 Mississippi County<2>.
The county seat for Mississippi County is located in Charleston. Charleston 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The O'Bryan Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bryan Cemetery
- Texas Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Texas Bend Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Bend Cemetery
- Griggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Armour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Armour Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Prairie Cemetery
- Woodsman of the World Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951221 <5>
- Calhoun Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bumgard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bumgard Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgard Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Island Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Anniston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Wilson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Diehlstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Bertrand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- East Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Thirtyfour Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <6>
- Pinhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Future City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Miner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Wolf Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Cairo Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Wickliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blodgett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cache
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sikeston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Matthews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bardwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mounds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
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 Mississippi County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardwell
- Bertrand
- Cairo
- Charleston
- East Prairie
- Mound City
- Mounds
- Wickliffe
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 professional and volunteer 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Mississippi 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 #720882 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720882 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: Mississippi
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8953307 Lon: -89.3172965
- 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 Mississippi, 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. |