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A visit to the Bluff Springs Cemetery ...


The location of the Bluff Springs Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bluff Springs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Springs Cemetery

Lat:   34.0282°   (34° 1' 41")

Lon:   -88.9270°   (-88° 55' 37")

The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County<2>.

The county seat for Chickasaw County is located in Houston. Houston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bluff Springs Cemetery .

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 Bluff Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Chickasaw County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bluff Springs Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Van Vleet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
      • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
    • New Houlka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
      • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Former names for New Houlka:
      • Houlka
      • Old Houlka
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <4>
    • Goodford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
      • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
    • Thelma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thelma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
    • Houston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Okolona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Algoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pannell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
      • Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
    • Egypt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
    • Egypt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
    • Anchor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Pontotoc
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Verona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
        • Verona is located in Lee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
      • Loyd
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
        • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
      • Vardaman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
        • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <4>
      • Una
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
        • Una is located in Clay County
      • Nettleton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
        • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <4>
      • Bissell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
        • Bissell is located in Lee County
      • Woodland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
        • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Gibson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
        • Gibson is located in Monroe County
      • New Wren
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
        • New Wren is located in Monroe County
      • Nixon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
        • Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
      • Wren
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
        • Wren is located in Monroe County
      • Plantersville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
        • Plantersville is located in Lee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
      • Tupelo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

    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 Bluff Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chickasaw County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff Springs Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Houston
      • Houston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Houston.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Okolona
    • Pontotoc
    • Tupelo
      • Tupelo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tupelo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Halsey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halsey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Ross Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Hill Cemetery
    • Reid Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reid Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Redland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Holladay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holladay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holladay Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holladay Cemetery
    • East County Line Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East County Line Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East County Line Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Falkner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falkner Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkner Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pask Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pask Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pask Cemetery
      • McKinnon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinnon Cemetery
      • Ware Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ware Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
      • McCleskey Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCleskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCleskey Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCleskey Cemetery
      • Concord Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Neal Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Neal Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
      • Morgan Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Edington Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Edington Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edington Cemetery

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

    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 Bluff Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #692652  (Bluff Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #692652 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Troy
      • County: Chickasaw         Elev: 153
      • Location given for GNIS #692652 (Bluff Springs Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Chickasaw, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bluff Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0282, Longitude: -88.9270       In this case, the coordinates for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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