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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:

35.2716, -76.8560

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 Beaufort County<2>.

The county seat for Beaufort County is located in Washington. Washington lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north 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 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oakhaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Oakhaven Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Cemetery
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The High Hill Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
  • Bonner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • James I. Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Edward.
  • Stapleford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stapleford Cemetery is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleford Cemetery
    • The Stapleford Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunn Cemetery
    • McGhee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382804 <5>
  • W.H. Marslender Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
  • Bridgeton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bridgeton Cemetery is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Broughton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
    • Concord Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • New Bern National Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Bern National Cemetery is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern National Cemetery
      • The New Bern National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Newbern National Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109432 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Bern Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bern Cemetery is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Cayton Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Edward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Aurora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay City is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Blounts Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
  • Spring Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hope is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Grantsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Reelsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
  • Bayboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Vandemere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Mesic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mesic is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ernul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ernul is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
    • Bridgeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bath is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <6>
    • Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
    • Fairfield Harbour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
    • Merritt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Merritt is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • New Bern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ransomville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
    • Whitepost
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
      • Whitepost has also been known as:
      • White Post
    • Lima
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lima is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • James City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • James City is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
    • Hobucken
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
    • Lowland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lowland is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland

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 Beaufort County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Beaufort 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 #988293  (Lee Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988293 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: Beaufort
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Aurora
      • Location given for Lee Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.271556     Lon: -76.8560468
      • 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 North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, 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- 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.