A visit to the Boatwright 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 Boatwright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boatwright Cemetery:
33.1112, -90.1279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the east of the Boatwright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boatwright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Boatwright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boatwright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Cemetery
- Oregon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oregon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Old Rankin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Rankin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rankin Cemetery
- Stigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stigler Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tredwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tredwell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredwell Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
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- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Broughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Broughman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughman Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Lexington.
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63549 <5>
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston 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 Boatwright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boatwright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jones Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tolarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Gwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Ituma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Mileston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Coxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Bee Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
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- Keirn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Acona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Fordyke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pluto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Goodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Durant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Boatwright Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boatwright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Boatwright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Boatwright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684281 (Boatwright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684281 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howard
- Location given for Boatwright Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1112386 Lon: -90.1278634
- 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 Holmes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boatwright 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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