A visit to the Blackwater 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 Blackwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackwater Cemetery:
32.6162, -88.6828
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Blackwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Blackwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Daleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- Klondike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Klondike Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
- Samuel Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Samuel Dale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Dale Cemetery
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pawticfaw Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawticfaw Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arkadelphia Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Segars Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Segars Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segars Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59282 <5>
- Gum Log Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gum Log Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Log Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Daleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Lockhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Suqualena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Sucarnoochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Nellieburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Electric Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Meridian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lynville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Scooba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- House
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
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 Blackwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Marion
- Meridian
- Scooba
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 Blackwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 Blackwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707938 (Blackwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707938 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Daleville
- Location given for Blackwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6162482 Lon: -88.6828231
- 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 Kemper, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blackwater 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. |