A visit to the Balup 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 Balup Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balup Cemetery:
32.9707, -90.5870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Balup Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Balup Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Belzoni. Belzoni lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Balup Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balup Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Balup Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balup Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Home Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Cemetery
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mayday Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayday Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday Cemetery
- Bellewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellewood Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- John Roberson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake Cemetery
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Phillips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Pluto Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pluto Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto Cemetery
- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gideon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gideon Cemetery
- Delta City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Delta City Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City Cemetery
- Vicks Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Vicks Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicks Cemetery
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley 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 Balup Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balup Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Auter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Crump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Richey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gooden Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Yazoo City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Pluto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Willet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Delta City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Anguilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Belzoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nitta Yuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Mont Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Bee Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Riverside Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kearney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Panther Burn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
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 Balup Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balup Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belzoni
- Rolling Fork
- Yazoo City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Balup Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Balup Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666499 (Balup Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666499 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louise
- Location given for Balup Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9706842 Lon: -90.5870381
- 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 Humphreys, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balup 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. |