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A visit to the Blue Chapel 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 Blue Chapel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Chapel Cemetery:

32.8304, -88.4575

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.

The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Blue Chapel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Chapel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Blue Chapel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Scooba Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Old Scooba Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba Cemetery
  • Giles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Giles Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
  • Wahalak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak Cemetery
  • Twin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Binnsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Binnsville Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville Cemetery
  • Old Wahalak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Old Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wahalak Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Cherry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cherry Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
  • Eaves Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Eaves Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Felton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Felton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Boney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boney Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • Bethany Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Robbins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
    • Souls Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souls Chapel Cemetery
    • Watts Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Watts Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Scooba
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Electric Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
  • Giles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Giles is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Sucarnoochee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
  • Wahalak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
  • Binnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Binnsville is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
  • Porterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Porterville is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Geiger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Emelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
  • De Kalb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sledge ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Shuqualak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Cooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Panola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Sumterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
    • Boyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Gainesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 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 Blue Chapel 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 Blue Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • De Kalb
  • Epes
    • Epes lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Blue Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
  • Gainesville
  • Geiger
    • Geiger lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Blue Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geiger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
  • Livingston
  • Macon
    • Macon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Blue Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Scooba

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 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 Blue Chapel 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 Blue Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #667285  (Blue Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667285 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: 67 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scooba
      • Location given for Blue Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.830409     Lon: -88.4575376
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Chapel 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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