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:
35.2368, -78.5778
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 Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lee's Chapel Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Chapel Cemetery
- The Lee's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lee's Chapel Church Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
- Williford Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419727 <5>
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Averasboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Averasboro Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro Cemetery
- Hawley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Burial Ground is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Spiveys Corner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452307 <5>
- W.K. Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooten Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wooten Family Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooten Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Newton Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323279 <5>
- T. Mann Barefoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barefoot Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Peacocks Crossroads.
- The Barefoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- John A. Barefoot Cemetery
- Tart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2421426 <5>
- John A. Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Julius M. Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellington Tart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Westbrook Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Family Cemetery
- The Westbrook Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uriah Westwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418281 <5>
- Lee Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2426547 <5>
- Austin Tart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee & Johnson Restorium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee & Johnson Restorium is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee & Johnson Restorium
- The Lee & Johnson Restorium has also been known as:
- Lee & Johnson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305144 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Plain View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Godwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Dunn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spiveys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- McKoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Peacocks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Erwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blackmans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rebel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Vann Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Turlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Huntley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Beaman Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allens Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Bunnlevel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
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 Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Dunn
- Dunn lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lee Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Erwin
- Falcon
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 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 Sampson 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 #988292 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988292 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mingo
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2368312 Lon: -78.5777909
- 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 Sampson, 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' 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. |
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