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A visit to the Slay Cemetery ...


The location of the Slay Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Slay Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slay Cemetery

Lat:   31.3913°   (31° 23' 28")

Lon:   -88.5639°   (-88° 33' 50")

The Slay Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.

The county seat for Greene County is located in Leakesville. Leakesville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Slay Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Slay Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Greene County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Slay Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Carson City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
    • State Line
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Clark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Yellow Pine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Fruitdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Avera
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Escatawpa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Robinsons Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
    • Copeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Vinegar Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Clara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wayne County
    • Leakesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <4>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mulberry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
        • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
      • Deer Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
        • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Tibbie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
        • Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Chatom
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
        • Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <4>
      • Barlow
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
        • Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Mehaffey ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
        • Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Waynesboro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
        • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
      • Millry
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
        • Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <4>
      • Healing Springs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
        • Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)

    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 Slay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slay Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Slay Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Avera Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Avera Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avera Cemetery
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Kittrell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittrell Cemetery
    • Freefield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freefield Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freefield Cemetery
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Johnson Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Creek Cemetery
    • Providence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Odom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odom Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
    • State Line Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The State Line Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Adamsville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsville Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Indian Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hill Cemetery
      • Platt Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Platt Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platt Cemetery
      • Fruitdale Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fruitdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fruitdale Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fruitdale Cemetery
      • Yellowpine Community Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
        • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Yellow Pine Cemetery
        • Yellow Pine Community Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellowpine Community Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27223 <6>
      • Union Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Gilley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilley Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilley Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Slay Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #694811  (Slay Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #694811 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Knobtown
      • County: Greene         Elev: 39
      • Location given for GNIS #694811 (Slay Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Mississippi's counties, including Greene, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Slay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3913, Longitude: -88.5639       In this case, the coordinates for the Slay Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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