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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 Bezer Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.9703°   (31° 58' 13")

Lon:   -89.4892°   (-89° 29' 21")

The Bezer Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north northwest of the Bezer Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bezer Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bezer Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bezer Cemetery East
  • Ditch Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Bezer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Smith County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bezer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Bezer Cemetery.

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

    • Bezer
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Mineral Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Raleigh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvarena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Mize
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <4>
    • Taylorsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
    • Bay Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
      • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <4>
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
    • Magee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
    • Coats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Simpson County
    • Stringer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Louin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
        • Louin is located in Jasper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Galilee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
        • Galilee is located in Rankin County
      • Hot Coffee
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
        • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
      • Lake Como
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
        • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
      • Sanatorium
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
        • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
      • Mount Olive
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
        • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Turnerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
        • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
      • Daniel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
        • Daniel is located in Smith County
      • Arbo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
        • Arbo is located in Covington County
      • Amy
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
        • Amy is located in Jones County
      • Acme ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
        • Acme is located in Jasper County
      • Montrose
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
        • Montrose is located in Jasper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Puckett
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
        • Puckett is located in Rankin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 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 Bezer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bezer Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Tillson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • South Raleigh Christian Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • McAlphin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Unity Methodist Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Union Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Union Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Hancock Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Mineral Springs.
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Burnett Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255196 <6>
    • Jefcoats - Farnham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Springs Missioanry Baptist
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Moore Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Raleigh Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raleigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raleigh Cemetery
      • Easterling Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dry Ridge Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • North Raleigh Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairmount Waco Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Double Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

    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 Bezer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #669275  (Ditch Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #669275 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: Center Ridge
      • County: Smith         Elev: 151
      • Location given for GNIS #669275 (Ditch Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bezer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9703, Longitude: -89.4892    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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