A visit to the Robert Lee Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Robert Lee Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Robert Lee Cemetery (FG ID #206595).
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 Robert Lee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robert Lee Cemetery:
31.8975, -100.4737
The Robert Lee Cemetery is located in Coke County<2>.
The county seat for Coke County is located in Robert Lee. Robert Lee lies just to the west of the Robert Lee Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Robert Lee Cemetery ...
The Robert Lee Cemetery was established in 1891.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of the Robert Lee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robert Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hayrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Paint Creek Cemetery is located in Coke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mule Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maverick Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Maverick Cemetery is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick Cemetery
- Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castleberry Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Castleberry Cemetery is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Victory Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Victory Cemetery is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Victory Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Grape Creek Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Decker Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Water Valley Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmeth Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilmeth Cemetery is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmeth Cemetery
- Hylton Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hylton Cemetery is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Robert Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robert Lee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Robert Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sanco ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bronte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Chadbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tennyson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maverick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orient
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orient is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Norton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Water Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Grape Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Carlsbad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hylton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maryneal
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Robert Lee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robert Lee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Robert Lee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Coke 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 Robert Lee Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #206595
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Robert 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |