A visit to the Adaton 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 Adaton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adaton Cemetery:
33.4812, -88.9195
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adaton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adaton Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County<2>.
The county seat for Oktibbeha County is located in Starkville. Starkville lies just to the east southeast of the Adaton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Adaton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Adaton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adaton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Josey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Josey Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josey Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fort Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fort Graveyard is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fort Graveyard is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Starkville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567659 <5>
- Pearsons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Self Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Self Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Lost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cemetery
- Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Chestnut Log Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Chestnut Log Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chestnut Log Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Chestnut Log Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Maben.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214672 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Beg Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Beg Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beg Creek Cemetery
- Colcolough Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Colcolough Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcolough Cemetery
- Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
- The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Adaton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adaton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Starkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pheba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Clayton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Maben
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Sturgis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoons Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sessums
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mathiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beasley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Artesia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Montpelier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Sapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
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 Adaton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oktibbeha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adaton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland
- Maben
- Maben lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Adaton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maben.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Starkville
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Adaton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Oktibbeha 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 Adaton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705742 (Adaton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705742 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: Oktibbeha
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longview
- Location given for Adaton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4812332 Lon: -88.9195019
- 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 Oktibbeha, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adaton 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. |