A visit to the Alford 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 Alford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alford Cemetery:
31.9527, -90.3751
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alford Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the south southwest of the Alford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Alford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wiltshire - King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gallman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gallman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman Cemetery
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hazlehurst Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Red Bone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Bone Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bone Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <5>
- Old Ruby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Ruby Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruby 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 Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crystal Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazlehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Glancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Alonzo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Clear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Beauregard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Bowerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Wesson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Byram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
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 Alford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Terry
- Terry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Alford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Utica
- Wesson
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 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 Alford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Alford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666191 (Alford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666191 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gallman
- Location given for Alford Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9526571 Lon: -90.3750915
- 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 Copiah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alford 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. |