A visit to the Bailey 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 Bailey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bailey Cemetery:
33.2435, -89.9973
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bailey Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bailey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bailey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bailey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Acona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Acona Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona Cemetery
- Vanhoughton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanhoughton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoughton Cemetery
- Jordan Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beall - Stigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
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- Saffold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Saffold Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffold Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Streater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Streater Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streater Cemetery
- Keirn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keirn Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn Cemetery
- Rhynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rhynes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhynes Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <5>
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Downer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Downer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bailey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Acona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Jones Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Tchula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keirn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Vaiden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Possumneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sidon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Rocky Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Auris ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Mileston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Roebuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
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 Bailey 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 Bailey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Vaiden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bailey 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 Bailey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706580 (Bailey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706580 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: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowling Green
- Location given for Bailey Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2434589 Lon: -89.9973069
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bailey 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. |
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