A visit to the Beth Israel 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 Beth Israel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beth Israel Cemetery:
34.2171, -90.5743
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Coahoma County<2>.
The county seat for Coahoma County is located in Clarksdale. Clarksdale lies just to the south of the Beth Israel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beth Israel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Beth Israel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Oakridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- Bobo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bobo Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
- Shufordville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shufordville Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shufordville Cemetery
- The Shufordville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shuffordsville Cemetery
- Shuffordville Cemetery
- Shufordsville Cemetery
- Hackberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hackberry Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Cemetery
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pawpaw Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Morning Glory Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coahoma County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pee Dee Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Cemetery
- Heavenly Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Heavenly Rest Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heavenly Rest Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lyon.
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Old Dickerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Aaron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Aaron Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Aaron Cemetery
- The Mt. Aaron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Aaron Church Cemetery
- Moten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Moten Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moten Cemetery
- Sycamore Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb 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 Beth Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarksdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Hopson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Clover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Eagles Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Coahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Friars Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Alligator
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunflower Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Rich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Tutwiler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Yarbrough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Hushpuckena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Marks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Beth Israel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coahoma County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beth Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Friars Point
- Marks
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 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 Beth Israel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Coahoma 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 Beth Israel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666857 (Beth Israel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666857 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: Coahoma
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarksdale
- Location given for Beth Israel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2170528 Lon: -90.574266
- 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 Coahoma, 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- Beth Israel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |