A visit to the Blount 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 Blount Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blount Cemetery:
34.0932, -89.1545
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blount Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blount Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Pontotoc. Pontotoc lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Blount Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blount Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blount Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blount Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tutor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tutor Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Collums Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collums Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collums Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Algoma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253925 <5>
- Salmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Carey Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carey Springs Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Springs Cemetery
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bramlett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison - Tutor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holladay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61133 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blount Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pannell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Sarepta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- New Houlka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Thelma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Toccopola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Goodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pontotoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Vardaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Possum Trot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Thaxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Van Vleet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Nixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Cornish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Calhoun City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Derma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 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 Blount Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Blount Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Blount Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Houston
- Pittsboro
- Pontotoc
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blount Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 Blount Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667280 (Blount Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667280 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Robbs
- Location given for Blount Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0931642 Lon: -89.1545122
- 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 Pontotoc, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blount 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. |