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:
31.7335, -89.7870
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 Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phalti Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phalti Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalti Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hen Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hen Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Magee Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
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- McWorthy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McWorthy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWorthy Cemetery
- Old Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Williams Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony 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:
- Jaynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- New Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Mendenhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bassfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Mize
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 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 Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 #672371 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672371 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7334976 Lon: -89.7870201
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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 Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |