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A visit to the Barker Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Barker Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barker Cemetery

Lat:   32.4435°   (32° 26' 36")

Lon:   -88.6578°   (-88° 39' 28")

The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the south southwest of the Barker Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Barker Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kinard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kinard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Tinnin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinnin Cemetery
    • The Tinnin Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • The Tinnin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Briarwood North Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63241 <5>
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Marion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andrews Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The White Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63570 <5>
  • Gum Log Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Log Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Log Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gum Log Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Stenis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stenis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stenis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stenis Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • McLemore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLemore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLemore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Lockhart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockhart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Daleville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daleville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daleville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Pine Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Semmes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Clayton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barker Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Marion
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <7>
  • Russell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
  • Bailey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
  • Meridian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
  • Nellieburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
    • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
  • Daleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Hookston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
  • Vimville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
    • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Suqualena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
    • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lost Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
  • Smith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Smith is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Collinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <7>
    • Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Increase
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
      • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
      • Increase has also been known as:
      • Causeyville
    • Whynot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
      • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County

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 Barker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barker Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Barker Cemetery:

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 Barker Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #666520  (Barker Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #666520 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Meridian North
    • County: Lauderdale         Elev: 135
    • Location given for GNIS #666520 (Barker Cemetery)

The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Lauderdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Barker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4435, Longitude: -88.6578       In this case, the coordinates for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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