A visit to the Bishop 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 Bishop Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bishop Cemetery:
34.4046, -89.9618
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bishop Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the south southeast of the Bishop Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bishop Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bishop Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bishop Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- McIver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McIver Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIver Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- McIvor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peach Creek Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek Cemetery
- Star Place - Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Batesville Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville Magnolia Cemetery
- The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60636 <5>
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Terza Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Terza Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Terza Cemetery
- Mt. Gillian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gillian Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillian Cemetery
- Cistern Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cistern Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Hill Cemetery
- Como Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- McGehees Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bishop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bishop Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sardis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Terza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ballentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Chapeltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Longtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Pope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bobo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crenshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Mims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Looxahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Askew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Goode
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Crowder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Harmontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tyro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
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 Bishop 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 Bishop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Marks
- Marks lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bishop Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- 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 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 Bishop 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 Bishop Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685639 (Bishop Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685639 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: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sardis
- Location given for Bishop Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.404552 Lon: -89.9617567
- 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 from Point A (ie- Bishop 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. |