A visit to the Big Spring 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 Big Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Spring Cemetery:
32.8926, -89.5226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Leake County<2>.
The county seat for Leake County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Big Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Big Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Singleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- The County Line Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58804 <5>
- Turnage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turnage Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnage Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Attala Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Attala Memory Gardens is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attala Memory Gardens
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reformation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reformation Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformation Cemetery
- Shield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shield Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shield Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Isaac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Isaac Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Isaacs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Kosciusko.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60093 <5>
- Nash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Big Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Redwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Saint Ann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kosciusko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zemuly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Vowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Standing Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sallis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hinze
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Tuscola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Plattsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- High Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Rocky Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Possumneck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
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 Big Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Big Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Leake 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 Big Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707066 (Big Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707066 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: Leake
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Singleton
- Location given for Big Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8926326 Lon: -89.5225728
- 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 Leake, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Spring 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. |
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