A visit to the Avery Chapel 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 Avery Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Avery Chapel Cemetery:
34.9329, -89.9759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Avery Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Avery Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County<2>.
The county seat for DeSoto County is located in Hernando. Hernando lies just to the south of the Avery Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Avery Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Avery Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Avery Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nesbit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nesbit Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Phoenix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery-South
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2531459 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jeremiah Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Bethany Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethany Cemetery
- New Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Bethany Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethany Cemetery
- Number 9 Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Number 9 Hall Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 9 Hall Cemetery
- Enon Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Springs Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Springs Cemetery
- Bakers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Clemonts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clemonts Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemonts Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem 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 Avery Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Avery Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Southaven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- De Soto Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Aldens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Nesbit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Hernando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Capleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Parkway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Southhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Walls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <6>
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Alphaba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Ingrams Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Lake Cormorant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cub Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Binghampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Norfolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
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 Avery Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeSoto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Avery Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Germantown
- Hernando
- Olive Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Avery Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to DeSoto 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 Avery Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690216 (Avery Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690216 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: DeSoto
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Hill
- Location given for Avery Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9328724 Lon: -89.9759237
- 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 DeSoto, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avery Chapel 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. |