A visit to the Lea 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 Lea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lea Cemetery:
31.3338, -90.7776
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Lea 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] of the Lea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wroten & Carraway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cruise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
- Clayhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clayhill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Thomas Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Moore Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Moore Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middleton Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- John McGehee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The John McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John McGehee Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- O'Neil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bewelcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- McCall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McElveen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gloster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- White Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Rosetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Bear Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
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 Lea Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lea Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Lea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693694 (Lea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693694 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Busy Corner
- Location given for Lea Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3337846 Lon: -90.7776021
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lea 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |