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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:

32.3774, -88.6825

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 Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the southwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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. Luke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Semmes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
  • Old Marion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59344 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Meridian Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Meridian Memorial Park is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meridian Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Meridian.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1429432 <5>
    • Stinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Stinson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
    • Long Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Meridian.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61078 <5>
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Kinard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Kinard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Meridian
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
  • Russell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Nellieburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
  • Bailey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Lost Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
  • Vimville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
  • Hookston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
  • Lockhart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Suqualena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
  • Increase
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
    • Increase has also been known as:
    • Causeyville
  • Smith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Smith is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Collinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Whynot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
    • Daleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Chunky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Martin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 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 Beth Israel 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 Beth Israel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Enterprise
  • Hickory
  • Marion
    • Marion lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Beth Israel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Meridian
  • Quitman
  • York
    • York lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Beth Israel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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 helpful 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 Lauderdale 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 #666856  (Beth Israel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666856 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: Lauderdale
      • Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Meridian North
      • Location given for Beth Israel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.3773649     Lon: -88.6825441
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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>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.