A visit to the Bass 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 Bass Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bass Cemetery:
34.1921, -88.8503
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bass Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bass Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Pontotoc. Pontotoc lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bass Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bass Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bass Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bass Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pontocola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pontocola Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontocola Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Old Coffee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Coffee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Coffee Cemetery
- Smerney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smerney Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smerney Cemetery
- Mallory Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Moreland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edington Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edington Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Allens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allens Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- The Troy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59258 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Chesterville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bass Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bissell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Goodford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Plantersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Cherry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Houlka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Van Vleet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Okolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Ecru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Pannell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Mooreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Jug Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Turnpike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
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 Bass Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Okolona
- Pontotoc
- Tupelo
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 Bass Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 Bass Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666560 (Bass Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666560 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bissell
- Location given for Bass Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1920518 Lon: -88.8503343
- 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 Pontotoc, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bass 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. |