About Leesburg Cemetery
Leesburg Cemetery is a cemetery near Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia. It lies about 0.9 mi west of Leesburg. The grounds sit at about 259 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Tic Forrester. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 316750. The nearest other listed cemetery is Carter Family Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home in Leesburg, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 32 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 31 of the 42 listings in Lee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Leesburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Leesburg Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran.
- Tic Forrester1896-1970American lawyer, veteran and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Leesburg Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
31.73322, -84.15463
What Leesburg Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Carter Family CemeteryLeesburg, GAFamily cemetery1.2 mi
- Calloway CemeteryLeesburg, GACemetery1.2 mi
- Martin CemeteryLeesburg, GACemetery2.0 mi
- Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church CemeteryLeesburg, GABaptist cemetery2.2 mi
- Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryLeesburg, GABaptist cemetery2.5 mi
- Zion Hope Baptist Church CemeteryLeesburg, GABaptist cemetery2.7 mi
- Mount Hope Baptist Church CemeteryLeesburg, GABaptist cemetery2.9 mi
- Lowe CemeteryLeesburg, GACemetery4.2 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church CemeteryLeesburg, GABaptist cemetery6.1 mi
- Roberts CemeteryAlbany, GACemetery6.2 mi
Funeral homes near Leesburg Cemetery
- Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Leesburg · (229) 814-1415
- Poteat-wakefield Funeral Directors7.7 miFuneral home · Albany · (229) 436-3615
- Westover Funeral Directors9.6 miFuneral home · Albany · (229) 499-1828
- J L Litman Memorial Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Albany · (229) 430-8800
- SWGA Cremation & Funeral Services11 miFuneral home · Albany · (229) 888-0554
- Meadows Funeral Home of Albany, Inc.11 miFuneral home · Albany · (229) 439-2262
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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