A visit to the Leesville 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 Leesville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leesville Cemetery:
34.5062, -81.9298
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leesville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leesville Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies just to the west of the Leesville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leesville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Leesville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leesville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Grove Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- The Clinton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clinton City Cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jersey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Langston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Barksdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barksdale Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Duncan Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Duncan Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Creek Cemetery
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Chesnut Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yarboroughs Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leesville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tylersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Cold Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Joanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Enoree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Court
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ekom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cross Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Collins Lakeside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mudlick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Colerain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
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 Leesville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Laurens
- Woodruff
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 Leesville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 Leesville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1234879 (Leesville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234879 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ora
- Location given for Leesville Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5062368 Lon: -81.9298183
- 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 Laurens, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leesville 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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