A visit to the Home Mission 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 Home Mission Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Home Mission Cemetery:
32.4999, -88.3117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Home Mission Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Home Mission Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Home Mission Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Home Mission Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Home Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocks Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Chapel Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Pack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Anna York Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Anna York Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna York Cemetery
- Livingston Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Home Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Home Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Intercourse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Bellamy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Kinterbish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Arrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Brewersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moore Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Coatopa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Emelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Sumterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Porterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Epes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whynot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
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 Home Mission Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Home Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Epes
- Epes lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Home Mission Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Livingston
- York
- York lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Home Mission Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Home Mission Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Home Mission Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120315 (Home Mission Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120315 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: York
- Location given for Home Mission Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4998601 Lon: -88.3116968
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Home Mission 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |