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:
36.6431, -89.5795
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 New Madrid County<2>.
The county seat for New Madrid County is located in New Madrid. New Madrid lies just to the south southeast of the Lee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Minner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Minner Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minner Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
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- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Baines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mounds Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mounds Park Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds Park Cemetery
- The Mounds Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mounds Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- La Forge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The La Forge Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- A.C. LaForge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The A.C. LaForge Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for A.C. LaForge Cemetery
- Raidt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Raidt Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raidt Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Kewanee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- North Lilbourn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- La Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Lilbourn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Madrid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Catron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canalou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- LaValle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Conran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Parma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Risco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Whiting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
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 New Madrid County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Prairie
- Lilbourn
- Morehouse
- New Madrid
- Parma
- Portageville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Madrid 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 #720881 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720881 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: New Madrid
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewanee
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6431138 Lon: -89.5795229
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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 New Madrid, 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 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. |
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