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:
32.9362, -95.3038
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 Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The City Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winnsboro City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #401277 <5>
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Monday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Coldwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coldwater Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2967 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196713 <5>
- Clearwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- New Pickton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Pickton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pickton Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pineview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Grove Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374762 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin 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 22 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:
- Winnsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Scroggins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Black Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Coke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Purley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Piney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Grice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Hainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Rhonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Yantis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Lee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 #1339779 (Lee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339779 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winnsboro
- Location given for Lee Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9362345 Lon: -95.3038343
- 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 Texas' counties, including Wood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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