A visit to the Ayers 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 Ayers Cemetery ...
The Ayers Cemetery is located in Benton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ashland Cemetery
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Ashland Cemetery
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Bogard Cemetery
- The Bogard Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Clayton Cemetery
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Collins Cemetery
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Curtis Creek Cemetery
- The Curtis Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Duncan Cemetery
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Elliott Cemetery
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Hudspeth Cemetery
- The Hudspeth Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Lonoke Cemetery
- The Lonoke Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Mitchell Cemetery
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Palestine Cemetery
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Benton County
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- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Shawnee Cemetery
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Benton County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ayers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashland
- Atway
- Atway is located in Marshall County
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- Blue Mountain
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Canaan
- Canaan is located in Benton County
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- Clarysville
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
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- Cornersville
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
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- Darden
- Darden is located in Union County
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- Falkner
- Gravestown
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
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- Hickory Flat
- Holly Springs
- Hudsonville
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lowrey
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
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- Michigan City
- Myrtle
- Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
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- Potts Camp
- Ripley
- Slayden
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
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- Snow Lake Shores
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Whitten Town
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
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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 Ayers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ayers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
- Ripley
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 helpful 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 Ayers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Ayers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704499 (Ayers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704499 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Ayers Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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