A visit to the Lees 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lees Cemetery:
33.7129, -80.1420
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lees Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lees Cemetery is located in Clarendon County<2>.
The county seat for Clarendon County is located in Manning. Manning lies just to the west southwest of the Lees Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lees Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Lees Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lees Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Biggers AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brewington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brewington Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewington Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Ridgill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Home Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Home Branch Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Branch Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Burnson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnson Cemetery
- The Burnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brunsons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69649 <5>
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
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- Gibbons Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbons Family Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbons Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Turbeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219034 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Brogden Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brogden Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Keels Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Keels Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keels Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Easley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Greeleyville.
- The Easley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradshaw Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484801 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lees Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lees Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alcolu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Sardinia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shad Moss village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
- Union Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- New Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Greeleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Summerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Terrell Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- East Sumter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- South Sumter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Privateer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarendon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lees Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingstree
- Manning
- Summerton
- Sumter
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Clarendon 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1235955 (Lees Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1235955 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: Clarendon
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manning
- Location given for Lees Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7129405 Lon: -80.1420227
- 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 Clarendon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lees 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. |