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:
31.8546, -90.0348
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 Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strong River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Strong River Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong River Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Peacock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Pinola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pinola Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill Cemetery
- Shivers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shivers Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Lily Mae Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lily Mae Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Mae Cemetery
- Stonewall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Harrisville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harrisville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- North Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Buckey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckey Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Grubbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Boggan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Boggan Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
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- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- New Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Braxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tryus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jaynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Rosella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Magee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Alonzo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Whites
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Cato
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Nola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Prentiss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Springs
- Magee
- Mendenhall
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 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 Simpson 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 #672372 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672372 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Schley
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8546044 Lon: -90.0348048
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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 Simpson, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |