A visit to the Belmont 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 Belmont Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belmont Cemetery:
34.4159, -89.8712
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Belmont Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the south southwest of the Belmont Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Belmont Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Belmont Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belmont Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Mt. Gillian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gillian Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillian Cemetery
- Mt. Terza Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Terza Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Terza Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- McIver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McIver Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIver Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cistern Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Sardis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59382 <5>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill 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 Belmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belmont Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sardis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Looxahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Ballentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Chapeltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Pope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Senatobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Alesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Harmontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Longtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Aiken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Poagville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bobo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Mims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
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 Belmont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Senatobia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Belmont Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Panola 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 Belmont Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685637 (Belmont Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685637 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sardis Dam
- Location given for Belmont Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4159401 Lon: -89.8712
- 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 Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Belmont 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. |