A visit to the Lees Chapel 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 Lees Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lees Chapel Cemetery:
35.3534, -94.5741
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lees Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County<2>.
The county seat for Sequoyah County is located in Sallisaw. Sallisaw lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lees Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lees Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lees Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lees Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Rock Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Rock Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Muldrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Muldrow Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paw Paw Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Cemetery
- Redland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Redland Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Upper Camp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Faulkner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Gans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gans Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wards Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Cemetery
- Seabolt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Seabolt Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabolt Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Leard Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leard Cemetery
- The Leard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98802 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Ft. Smith National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty 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 Lees Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lees Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muldrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Coffee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Skullyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Braden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Arkoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moffett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Remy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Gans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spiro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pocola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bonanza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Buell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Fort Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cowlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Rock Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Akins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Seven Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Brent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belfonte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Hackett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sallisaw
(14 miles [22.5 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 Lees Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sequoyah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lees Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Smith
- Hackett
- Muldrow
- Panama
- Roland
- Sallisaw
- Spiro
- Spiro lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lees Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spiro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Van Buren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lees Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Sequoyah 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 Lees Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1094567 (Lees Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1094567 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: Sequoyah
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Coffee
- Location given for Lees Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3534266 Lon: -94.5741083
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Sequoyah, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lees Chapel 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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