A visit to the Blackard 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 Blackard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackard Cemetery:
34.9537, -88.3459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackard Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County<2>.
The county seat for Tishomingo County is located in Iuka. Iuka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Blackard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Blackard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Greenhaw Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw Cemetery
- Lambs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lambs Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Chapel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hopewell UMB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whitehurst Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Iuka.
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Popular Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62132 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Beshears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beshears Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshears Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Counce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Counce Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counce 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 Blackard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Short
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Nash Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Michie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Pyburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Caffey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Searcy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Bruton Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Guys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Biggersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Jacinto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Stantonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Eastview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 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 Blackard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tishomingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Corinth
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Blackard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jacinto
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 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 Blackard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tishomingo 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 Blackard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667239 (Blackard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667239 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: Tishomingo
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doskie
- Location given for Blackard Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9536984 Lon: -88.345877
- 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 Tishomingo, 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 from Point A (ie- Blackard 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. |