A visit to the Acona 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 Acona Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Acona Cemetery:
33.2682, -90.0190
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Acona Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Acona Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Acona Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Acona Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Acona Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Acona Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Streater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Streater Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streater Cemetery
- Keirn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keirn Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn Cemetery
- Beall - Stigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Hines Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Wanlaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wanlaw Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanlaw Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Blackhawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Pera Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pera Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pera Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Wadell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wadell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadell Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Saffold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Saffold Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffold Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Downer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Downer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Shutes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shutes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutes 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 Acona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Acona Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Acona
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Coila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keirn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Jones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tchula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Cruger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sidon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vaiden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Durant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roebuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Mileston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Browning
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Possumneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Auris ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- North Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Good Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tolarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Rocky Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Acona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Acona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Durant
- Greenwood
- Lexington
- Vaiden
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 professional and volunteer 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 Acona Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Acona Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706575 (Acona Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706575 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Black Hawk
- Location given for Acona Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2681807 Lon: -90.0189735
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Acona 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. |