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:
35.9459, -86.5617
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 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 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Walpole - Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Marable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marable Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marable Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Batey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Nevin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nevin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevin Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Ray - Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ray - Cooke Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray - Cooke Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Naron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Naron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naron Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Batey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Love - Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Love - Davis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love - Davis Cemetery
- Nelson - Peebles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Etter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Etter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Etter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Smyrna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11807 <5>
- Reinhardt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reinhardt Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Smyrna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- La Vergne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Leanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Priest Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Walterhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashboro Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Clovercroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- College Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Paragon Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gladeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Mudtavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Belinda City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 #1645752 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645752 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smyrna
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.945897 Lon: -86.561661
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, 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 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. |