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:
34.5351, -81.6109
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north 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 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.
- Whitmire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cold Well Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cold Well Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Well Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Otterson Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fant Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fant Cemetery
- Spring Hill AME Zion Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- William H. Gist Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William H. Gist Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Cross Keys.
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70125 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Flinthill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Flinthill Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinthill Cemetery
- Gilliams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilliams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliams Cemetery
- New Prospects Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
- Seekwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Seekwell Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekwell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen 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:
- Whitmire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Sartor Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Tuckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Renno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Joanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cross Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Colerain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Bonham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Newberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tylersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Newberry
- Union
- Whitmire
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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union 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 #1229896 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1229896 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitmire North
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5351365 Lon: -81.6109369
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Union, 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- 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. |