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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lee, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Lee is historic, it would have been located within present day Lee County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Claiborne (TN), Hancock (TN), Scott & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Lee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lee:
- Lee County (The home county of Lee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Saint Charles
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Dryden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Fleenortown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Darnell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Stickleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Blackwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Norton City
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Duffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Yuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Gate City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Big Stone Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Osaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kent Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Esserville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Stoney Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Beverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Callaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Kettle Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Varilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Sims Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Dizney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Holmes Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Closplint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Kenvir
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Louellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Darkmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Short Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Cranks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Bailey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Draper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Redfox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Littcarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Chappell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Helton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Cutshin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Mozelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Warbranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Asher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Asher is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Hoskinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Smilax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Stinnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Essie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Essie is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Wendover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Linefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Partridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Flint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Oven Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Blackey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hot Spot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Letcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Eolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Delphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Viper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Viper is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Happy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Jeff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scuddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vicco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Acup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Avawam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avawam is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Hazard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Willis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sneedville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trent Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Alanthus Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Yount Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Eidson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Greenland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Surgoinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Block City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Frisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Green Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Greenvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lee, see our County-by-County Page for Lee.
Cemeteries Near Lee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lee.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maness - Ewing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maness - Ewing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maness - Ewing Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Pennington Gap.
- The Maness - Ewing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2404674 <4>
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (851 more) ...
- Middleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Middleton Cemetery
- Pounding Mill Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2541074 <4>
- Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Lee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Evarts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Olinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Stickleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Blackwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Hagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Van
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pattonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Partridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Linefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lee.
Newspapers Published in Lee ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lee, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lee:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Wise County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |